SOCHI 2014 FALSE FLAG - F-16 FIGHTER JETS Scrambled as Man Attempts to HIJACK AIRPLANE to SOCHI

A passenger reportedly shouted "Bomb!" before attempting to hijack the aircraft and divert it to Sochi, where the Winter Olympics are taking place
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Terror threat: The Pegasus Airlines flight was forced to land in Istanbul

A flight from Ukraine was forced to make an emergency landing in Turkey this evening after a hijacking attempt, officials have confirmed.

The Boeing 737-800 carrying 110 passengers had departed from Kharkiv airport when a passenger reportedly yelled "Bomb!", according to CNN Turkey.

The man, a 45-year-old Ukrainian national, is then believed to have attempted to hijack the aircraft and divert it to Sochi, where the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was underway at the time.

The crew on board the Pegasus Airlines flight reportedly sent an emergency signal to Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul warning officials the hijack attempt, before an F-16 Turkish military fighter jet was scrambled and forced the aircraft to land in Istanbul at 6.02pm local time.

After landing, the plane was towed away to a safe distance.

An official from the Turkish Transport Ministry said security forces then seized the highjacker, who had a small bag with electronic goods but no bomb.

A photograph displayed on Turkish TV channel NTV showed a man wearing a red, white and blue sports top, believed to be the suspect, standing up from his seat near the front of the plane as a steward looked on, while video footage also showed passengers sitting calmly on the aircraft before he was detained.

Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said a a crisis centre was set up at the airport to handle the incident, and ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene but there were no casualties.

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The passenger is believed to have drunk alcohol and tried, unsuccessfully, to gain access to the cockpit, but the governor did not confirm these reports.

Ukraine's ministry of foreign affairs told Russian language wire service Interfax: "A scheduled flight from Kharkiv to Istanbul today completed an emergency landing at Istanbul airport due to an incident which took place on board.

"According to early information from the Turkish authorities a Ukrainian citizen was attempting to force the crew to direct the plane to Sochi."

A Russian whistleblower says he received chilling death threats after he accused public officials of siphoning money from Sochi construction projects.

Valery Morozov told ABC News he was a "marked man" ever since he went public with an insider's account of embezzlement. Morozov said that as a former construction executive he personally delivered "tens of millions of rubles" to public officials demanding a cut of the budget. Since then, he said death threats have trickled in, including one that read "you will be drowned in blood."

Morozov has since fled to Great Britain, but told ABC News that he had no regrets making the allegations.
President Barack Obama said in a new interview that he believes the coming Winter Olympics in Russia will be safe, but that Americans should still be careful if attending the games in Sochi.

"The Russian authorities understand the stakes here," Obama told CNN in the interview that aired Friday. "They understand that there are potential threats that are out there, and we are coordinating with them."

Obama and the rest of the First Family are not attending.

The United States will deploy at least two warships into the Black Sea off the coast of Sochi, Russia, to respond to a potential terror attack during the upcoming Olympics, top officials said on Monday.

The positioning of the ships would also enable the rapid evacuation of Americans in the event of an attack, CNN reported. The State Department would take the lead if evacuations became necessary.

The ships will have helicopters that could fly Americans out of the country if needed. There are also aircraft on standby in Germany that could be at Sochi in about two hours if needed