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Condor says received "unspecified threat" on Egypt-bound flight

BERLIN, Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 7 (Reuters) - German airline Condor said it received an "unspecified threat" made via telephone, forcing it to divert a flight heading from Berlin to Egypt to land in Budapest on Monday.

It (Other OTC: ITGL - news) said the plane, an Airbus A321, landed safely at 10.42 GMT in Budapest where it was undergoing inspection.

"Safety takes the highest priority," Condor said in a statement, without providing further details of the threat. All 133 passengers and seven crew were safe and being cared for, it added. (Reporting by Victoria Bryan; Editing by Paul Carrel)