Sphinx 'linked to bomb scare'

A SOUVENIR sphinx was today said to have been behind a bomb scare which delayed a holiday flight from Edinburgh Airport and led to passengers being put up in a hotel overnight.

The sphinx statue was reportedly discovered in a toilet on an easyJet plane with a note reading: "I'm an Egyptian terrorist".

Police and bomb disposal experts were called, but it was found to be a hoax.

One source said it was a prank by stewards on the plane which had just flown in from Madrid.