An EgyptAir flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan due to a false bomb threat, BBC reported, citing Uzbekistan Airways. The plane was en route to Beijing from Cairo. “All 118 passengers and 17 crew on board the Airbus A330-220 were evacuated at Urgench International Airport, in the east of [Uzbekistan],” where the plane was searched and no explosives were found. Unnamed Egyptian officials reportedly said that an anonymous caller had telephoned security agents at Cairo International to say a bomb was on board the flight to Beijing; agents immediately contacted the aircraft and instructed it to land at the nearest airport. One official told Reuters it was a false threat, “the plane is preparing to resume its journey. It was a hoax, thank God." An EgyptAir spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg it was “false alarm.”