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The airline, in a
statement, did not provide any details of how the threat came to
light or what action was taken to ensure the flight's safety. It
said the matter had been referred to the authorities.
"We regret we are unable to provide details as it concerns
security," the airline statement said.
Flight SQ001 landed safely at about noon Singapore time (0400
GMT), but disembarkation was delayed until around 1.30 pm,
state-owned Channel NewsAsia reported.
Singapore police said in a statement they had conducted security
checks and nothing suspicious was found on the plane or among
its passengers.
The incident came as a Turkish Airlines flight bound for Turkey
from New York was diverted to Halifax, Canada, after a bomb
threat, Canadian police said on Sunday.
Security officials have been on high alert since Islamic State
militants claimed responsibility for attacks this month in Paris
that killed 130 people.
(Reporting by Saeed Azhar; Editing by Ros Russell)
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