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05/08/2014
Passenger Plane Escorted Into Manchester Airport By RAF After Security Alert
A Qatar Airways passenger plane has been escorted into Manchester Airport following reports of a "possible device" on board.
It is understood that the Royal Air Force was scrambled after the pilot of the plane, carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew, received information that a passenger had brought "a device" on board.
Once landed it is understood that armed officers boarded the plane placing a passenger under arrest on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.
The airport was shut down from around 25 minutes, according to a spokesperson for the Manchester Airport, will all flights in and out suspended.
Police say that an investigation is underway.
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It is understood that the Royal Air Force was scrambled after the pilot of the plane, carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew, received information that a passenger had brought "a device" on board.
Once landed it is understood that armed officers boarded the plane placing a passenger under arrest on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.
The airport was shut down from around 25 minutes, according to a spokesperson for the Manchester Airport, will all flights in and out suspended.
Police say that an investigation is underway.
(MH/CD)
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