Russian captain describes search of Aeroflot plane in London
Captain Vitaly Mitrofanov of the Russian airliner searched at Heathrow Airport said British law enforcement officers claimed they were looking for prohibited items on board the Russian plane.
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| Aeroflot airline plane. Photo: Sputnik |
"A group of 5-6 people with sniffer dogs arrived and announced that they needed to search the cargo hold for prohibited items," Mitrofanov said on the online program of Russia-24 TV channel.
According to the captain, the search lasted "about 5-7 minutes", after which the experts moved on to inspect the technical compartment for 2-3 minutes.
"There was no order for the inspection… nor was there a reason given, I was not told anything," - Mr. Mitrofanov announced.
"I was in the cabin, with the door open, and could only watch in bits and pieces as they acted. I couldn't see everything, couldn't follow as they searched through various compartments.", - added the captain of the plane.
