Content
• Bomb Threat, Hajj Pilgrims’ Plane from Jakarta Makes Emergency Landing at Kualanamu Airport
• Coordination of the Ministry of Religious Affairs
• Threat of Plane to be Bombed
• Motive Behind Bomb Threat
Bomb Threat, Hajj Pilgrims’ Plane from Jakarta Makes Emergency Landing at Kualanamu Airport
The 12th JKS hajj pilgrims affected by the bomb threat caused the Saudi Arabian plane carrying hajj pilgrims from Jakarta to make an emergency landing at Kualanamu Airport, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
As a result of the bomb threat, the 442 passengers on the plane who were hajj pilgrims from Depok, Jakarta to Soekarno Hatta Airport were put up to rest at the nearest hotel to Kualanamu Airport, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra and it is scheduled that on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the hajj pilgrims will be flown back to the airport Soekarno Hatta.
Coordination of the Ministry of Religious Affairs
The Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Raden Muhammad Syafi’i, delivered a statement regarding the Saudi Arabian plane that made an emergency landing at Kualanamu Airport and immediately ordered all levels of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of North Sumatra to coordinate and move to help handle it together with other related agencies.
In his short message, Raden Muhammad Syafi’i wrote to the Head of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Office of North Sumatra Ahmad Qosbi Nasution, “Assalamualaikum, Mr. Head of the North Sumatra Ministry of Religious Affairs Office, please immediately coordinate with Kualanamu Airport and the North Sumatra Police,” he said.
Raden Muhammad Syafi’i also requested that the ranks of the Ministry of Religious Affairs closest to Kualanamu Airport support the security forces on duty in the field, so that our congregation can immediately return home safely, wrote Raden Muhammad Syafi’i.
“I request that the Head of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Office around the Kualanamu Airport area also be involved in coordinating and helping with all preparations for the return of the hajj pilgrims from Jakarta.”
Threat of Aircraft Being Bombed
As is known, the Saudi Arabian plane with flight number SPA 5276 carrying 442 hajj pilgrims from group 12 JKS came from Depok City, West Java.
The Boeing 7773TG aircraft with registration HZ-AK32 initially flew from King Abdul Aziz Airport to Soekarno Hatta Airport or CKG.
However, during the flight, the pilot received a threat that the plane would be bombed, so the plane was diverted to immediately make an emergency landing at Kualanamu Airport on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
After making contact with the Kualanamu control tower at 10:30, the plane managed to land safely at 10:44 WIB, then the evacuation of the pilgrims began at 11:30 and continued with a briefing on handling North Sumatra and the TNI also immediately conducted a search of the Saudi Arabian plane. They were evacuated into the airport.
Motive Behind Bomb Threat
Meanwhile, authorities are still investigating the origin and motive behind the bomb threat against the Saudi Arabian plane carrying Indonesian hajj pilgrims.
Previously, the North Sumatra Religious Affairs Ministry Regional Office had offered the Saudi Arabian airline and Jakarta group 12 officers the opportunity for the pilgrims to stay at the Medan hajj dormitory.
The pilgrims are scheduled to be flown to Jakarta on Wednesday. ***
