United Flight Diverted Over Bomb Threat

United Airlines passenger aircraft - Boeing 777

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A United Airlines flight was forced to land nearly 2,000 miles short of its destination after a bomb threat.

The flight departed Newark, NJ on Wednesday morning headed to Los Angeles, but was forced to land in Chicago after someone wrote a threatening note on the bathroom mirror.

The plane was evacuated and searched using bomb-sniffing dogs, who found a suspicious bag with a scent that connected it to the note. A robot was then used to remove the bag from the plane.

One passenger was pulled for questioning by police. The rest of the passengers were booked on another flight.

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