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Air France flight from Paris escorted to JFK by US jets after threat – report Air France flight from Paris escorted to JFK by US jets after threat – report
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An Air France flight from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris was being escorted by US fighter jets to New York’s John F Kennedy airport on Monday, after an anonymous threat was made against the flight, New York’s WABC television reported. An Air France flight from Paris was escorted by US fighter jets to New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport on Monday after an anonymous threat was made against the flight, according to WABC television.
Flight 22 was scheduled to land in a secure area to be searched, according to the station’s report, which also said US authorities had scrambled fighter jets because Air France did not immediately respond to government requests for information. Flight 22 from Charles de Gaulle Airport landed safely, an airport official said. It was to be taken to a secure area at the New York airport to be searched, according to ABC News.
Citing an unnamed senior US official, ABC News said the Maryland State Police Fusion Center, which handles intelligence gathering, received an anonymous call of a chemical weapons threat on board the plane. Citing an unnamed senior US official, ABC News said the Maryland State Police Fusion Center, which handles intelligence gathering, had received an anonymous call of a chemical weapons threat on board the plane. ABC said the threat was not considered credible.
Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Air France could not immediately be reached for comment. A spokesman said the Maryland State Police was preparing to release a public statement on the incident.
The TV station said the threat was not believed to be credible. Representatives of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the FBI, which also were handling the investigation, were not available for comment.
Air France also could not be reached for comment.