Jet on U.S.-Russia flight lands in Iceland after bomb threat

MOSCOW, Aug 16 (Reuters) - A passenger jet flying from New

York to Moscow made an emergency landing in Iceland on Thursday

after a phone call was made claiming there was a bomb on board,

a spokeswoman for Russian airline Aeroflot said.

"There was an anonymous call saying that there was an

explosive device on the plane, which was already in the air,"

spokesman Irina Dannenberg said. "The pilot took the decision to

land the plane and it landed safely. A search is being

conducted."