Precautionary detour: Airport authorities observe on Tuesday as Saudi Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER is parked in an isolated area of the Kualanamu International Airport outside Medan, North Sumatra. The aircraft was flying 442 haj pilgrims from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Jakarta as flight SV 5276 when it diverted to Kualanamu International Airport after receiving a bomb threat.`

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