BEIJING, June 8, 2016 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Jan. 31, 2011 shows an EgyptAir plane taking off from the airport of Cairo, Egypt. An EgyptAir plane en route from Cairo to Beijing made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan due to a bomb threat. All the 118 passengers and 17 crew members aboard have been safely evacuated, local media quoted the Uzbekistan Airways as saying. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
TASHKENT, June 8 (Xinhua) -- A bomb threat on an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to Beijing was proved to be a hoax and the flight will continue after an emergency landing in Uzbekistan on Wednesday.
No explosives were found after all the 118 passengers and 17 crew members were evacuated for a search, announced the Uzbekistan Airways.
EgyptAir has been troubled with security concerns and hoaxes since one of its flights crashed into the Mediterranean on May 19.
