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Fighter jets escort Pakistan plane to London's Stansted Airport

Fighter jets escort Pakistan plane to London's Stansted Airport
File photo of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight
Key Highlights
  • A Pakistan International Airlines flight was diverted from Heathrow to Stansted Airport after reports of a security threat on board
  • Two RAF jets escorted the flight to Stansted Airport
  • Police have ruled out a terror motive behind the incident
LONDON: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight was escorted to London's Stansted Airport by fighter jets on Tuesday after after a passenger became disruptive, police and the British military said.
The air force said RAF Typhoon jets were launched from an eastern England air base Tuesday afternoon, and that the plane "was intercepted and safely escorted to Stansted Airport," north of the British capital.

Stansted said the plane was a Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore bound for London's Heathrow Airport.
Essex Police said that the diversion was due to a "disruptive passenger." It said officers were speaking to people on the plane and the airport remained open.
The force said "this is not believed to be a hijack situation or terror matter."
The airport said the plane was likely to continue its journey to Heathrow once police had finished their inquiries.
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