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RAF jet escorts divert Pakistani passenger plane | |
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A Pakistan International Airlines plane at the centre of a security alert has landed at Stansted airport after being escorted by RAF fighter jets. | |
The plane, flight number PK709, took off from Lahore with 297 people aboard and had been due to land at Manchester airport at 2pm. | |
However, the Guardian understands that the pilot, concerned about a disruptive passenger who had started shouting, asked to divert to Stansted as a precaution. | |
The pilot was then satisfied the incident had been resolved. However, the passenger is likely to be escorted off the plane at Stansted. | |
A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman confirmed that Typhoon fighters from RAF Coningsby had been launched "to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft". | |
A spokeswoman for Essex police said: "An incident has occurred on the aircraft and police and partners are responding." | |
It is understood the incident is not being treated as a terrorist incident and that Essex police are not liaising with counter-terrorism officers. | |
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