An Air India passenger plane was forced to make a
"precautionary landing" at Stansted Airport after the airline
initially reported a bomb threat.
Flight AI191 was flying from the Indian city of Mumbai to
Newark in the US. The Ministry of Defence said RAF Typhoon fighter jets
escorted the aircraft as it made its landing.
Air India confirmed an email came through to Mumbai airport
with a bomb threat. The airline had initially tweeted about the scare, which
has since been deleted, and later told Reuters news agency the threat turned
out to be a hoax.
A statement from Stansted Airport said the plane, which was
carrying 327 passengers, landed at about 10:15 BST and was taken to an isolated
part of the airport. The plane finally took off for Newark at 21:30 BST.
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