BERLIN, May 12 (Reuters) - German police said they detained two men at Berlin's Tegel airport on Wednesday after a woman who overheard their conversation in Russian at a ticket counter got the impression they were planning to hijack a plane to Moscow.
The woman alerted police, who detained the men, aged 49 and 26. German investigators were questioning them.
'Two men have been detained after one other passenger got the impression they were planning to hijack an Air Berlin flight to Moscow,' a police spokesman said. 'The airplane was evacuated and is being examined. The other passengers were questioned.'
An airport official said it looked like there might have been a false alarm.
The Air Berlin flight was evacuated and 132 passengers were put on another flight to Moscow, police said. The witness overheard the conversation at around 12:40 p.m. (1040 GMT). Keywords: GERMANY AIRPORT/DETAINED (paul.carrel@reuters.com; +49 30 2888 5214; Reuters Messaging: rm://paul.carrel.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The woman alerted police, who detained the men, aged 49 and 26. German investigators were questioning them.
'Two men have been detained after one other passenger got the impression they were planning to hijack an Air Berlin flight to Moscow,' a police spokesman said. 'The airplane was evacuated and is being examined. The other passengers were questioned.'
An airport official said it looked like there might have been a false alarm.
The Air Berlin flight was evacuated and 132 passengers were put on another flight to Moscow, police said. The witness overheard the conversation at around 12:40 p.m. (1040 GMT). Keywords: GERMANY AIRPORT/DETAINED (paul.carrel@reuters.com; +49 30 2888 5214; Reuters Messaging: rm://paul.carrel.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.