An Aer Lingus flight from New York was evacuated Friday morning following a threat against the aircraft, airport authorities said. The 239 passengers aboard the plane, Aer Lingus flight 112, were evacuated during a scheduled stop at 0650 GMT at Shannon airport in western Ireland, said airport spokesman Eugene Pratt. The threat "came to a police station in Dublin, and referred to some explosives aboard that specific flight," Pratt said. Aer Lingus said police received the call at about 0300 GMT. No trace of explosives was found in the initial search, and all baggage was cleared for an onward flight to Dublin, said Gillian Culhane, an Aer Lingus spokeswoman in Dublin was quoted as saying by CNN.
