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About 875 passengers were evacuated from a ferry at the Greek port of Piraeus on Monday after a warning about a possible explosive device on board, daily Kathimerini reported, according to Anadolu Agency.
Coast guard officers searched the vessel after an unidentified person called a passenger on board and warned that a bomb was about to explode. No explosive device was found.
The ferry was due to sail to the island of Rhodes, stopping along the way at Syros, Patmos, Leros and Kos. It had 83 crew members on board and was carrying 89 passenger cars, 12 motorcycles, 110 trucks and a minibus.
The evacuation followed reported bomb threats against several passenger flights across Europe last week, which led to emergency landings, diversions, military escorts and security inspections at airports in several countries.
