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Police and emergency services rushed to the scene.

EnterAir flight B737 from Las Palmas to Warsaw was forced to land in Prague after the incident.

Police later confirmed they "neutralised" the suspect and all 160 passengers were safely evacuated.

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The country's Interior Minister also rushed to the scene.

Emergency services said that the situation was "under control and calm".

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A spokesman for the Czech Air Navigation Services said pilots on a Boeing 737 plane operated by the Polish company Enter Air had asked to land in Prague because of the threat.

It comes as Europe is on high alert after a string of terrorist atrocities this year.

Earlier this month, 12 people were killed when a truck driver mowed down a Christmas market in Berlin.