The plane had left Houston for Frankfurt when a threat was made to the airline by phone call.
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The airplane then landed in New York's John F. Kennedy airport, Lufthansa said, and the more than 500 passengers were evacuated.
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According to broadcaster N-tv, the plane was searched with the help of sniffer dogs and nothing suspicious was found on board.
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A Lufthansa spokesperson told Bild that the passengers were brought to hotels and booked onto later flights.
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No other planes were impacted.
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