Turkish Airlines flight to New York City diverted to Canada after bomb threat

A Turkish Airlines flight from New York to Istanbul made an emergency landing in Nova Scotia, Canada on early Sunday morning after a threat was reportedly made against the aircraft

A bomb threat forced a Turkish Airlines flight from New York City to Istanbul to divert and land in Canada, police said.

Halifax Stanfield International Airport said on its Twitter feed early Sunday that Flight 2 with 256 people on board had landed safely and that police were at the scene.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nova Scotia said on its Twitter handle that it would not comment on the details of the threat and was looking to identify the person or persons responsible. It added that police will be "searching the Turkish Airlines plane using police dogs trained in explosives."

The RCMP said the bomb threat was received at 10:50 p.m. local time. Flight tracking sites show the A330-343 Airbus had already taken off from John F. Kennedy International Airport by then.