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| Air France flight to New York subject of anonymous threat | Air France flight to New York subject of anonymous threat |
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| A pair of US fighter jets has escorted an Air France airliner bound for New York City after the flight was the subject of an anonymous threat. | A pair of US fighter jets has escorted an Air France airliner bound for New York City after the flight was the subject of an anonymous threat. |
| US officials said they had received a call claiming that there was a "chemical weapons threat" aboard the plane. | US officials said they had received a call claiming that there was a "chemical weapons threat" aboard the plane. |
| Air France Flight 22, from Paris, was searched after landing in a secure area of JFK Airport. | Air France Flight 22, from Paris, was searched after landing in a secure area of JFK Airport. |
| Officials told ABC News that they did not believe the threat was credible. | Officials told ABC News that they did not believe the threat was credible. |
| The FBI is leading the investigation. Officials are still searching the plane and its cargo, but initial searches of the plane have not turned up anything unusual. | |
| ABC News reported that the caller said four flights were affected but only named the Air France flight. A Saudi Airlines flight that recently landed at JFK was also being searched. | |
| The Maryland State Police said they received the call at 6:30 local time (10:30GMT) and forwarded the threat on to the FBI. |