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The plane was heading to Hurghada on Egypt's Red Sea coast, but has had to land in Budapest.

The flight had left Berlin, the German capital, before the alarm was raised.

Airlive reported that the flight was a Condor plane flgiht DE490 that was diverted.

Police searched the plane for explosives, with the bags of 133 passengers taken off to be assessed.

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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 said the plane, an Airbus A321, landed safely at 10.42 GMT in Budapest where it was undergoing inspection.

The airline said in a statement: "Safety takes the highest priority."

Condor did not providing further details of the threat.

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All 133 passengers and seven crew are safe and being cared for, it added.

A Hungarian police spokesman said a thorough search has been done and no explosives have been found.

The plane has not recommenced its journey yet.

Security fears for aircraft have been heightened in light of the Russian jet which crashed in the Sinai Desert in Egypt after being downed by a bomb stashed in a drink's can.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.