A Turkish Airline Airbus A330 jet flying from New York City to Istanbul was diverted to Halifax after bomb threat.
Firefighting crews and police are on stand-by on the ground to isolate, evacuate, and search the aircraft.
Canadian emergency services and Royal Canadian Mounted Police are responding to the situation, East Hants Fire Service Dispatches reported on Facebook.
The fire department earlier tweeted that a bomb threat has been made.
The flight in question is Turkish Airlines TYH2 / TK2. While the nature of the threat has not been confirmed, officials.
