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Published February 18, 2010, 07:45 PM

Flight diverts to Salt Lake after threatening note

United Airlines says a threatening note that diverted a plane mid-flight to Salt Lake City on Thursday did not contain a reference to a bomb as officials reported earlier.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — United Airlines says a threatening note that diverted a plane mid-flight to Salt Lake City on Thursday did not contain a reference to a bomb as officials reported earlier.

United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski says she can't disclose the contents of the note. But she says the threat was considered credible.

The 757 carrying 168 passengers and six crew was en route from Denver to San Francisco when the note was found by a flight attendant in the galley.

Earlier in the day, officials from the Salt Lake City International Airport and the FBI had cited reports of a bomb threat.

Urbanski says the plane has been searched by Transportation Security Administration officials and cleared to resume its flight.

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