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Nine planes grounded by bomb threats in South America: Chilean authorities

Police patrol with dogs near the LATAM airlines gates in Jorge Chavez airport in Callao, Peru. [Reuters]

Nine planes were forced to make emergency changes to their routes within Chilean, Argentine and Peruvian airspace on Thursday because of bomb threats issued to Chile’s civil aviation authority, its director general told journalists.

At least two of the planes were operated by LATAM Airlines and three by Sky, a low-cost Chilean airline, the companies confirmed.

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