Shadowed by an RAF Typhoon jet bristling with weaponry, this is the moment terror was brought to Britain’s skies when an airline passenger claimed there was a bomb on the plane. After the Airbus pilot notified air traffic control of the threat, the fighter – part of the RAF’s Quick Reaction Alert force – was scrambled to tail the flight as it made its approach to Manchester. The airport was shut down and other incoming flights diverted as the police and military initiated full-scale emergency plans that could lead to the shooting down of an airliner that posed a terrorist threat.
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Typhoon fighter jet scrambled amid fears for passenger jet flying from Doha
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RAF plane escorts flight to airport where it touches down safely on runway
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After armed police surround the aircraft, a man is escorted from the plane
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Police confirm he was arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat
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Nine incoming flights to Manchester were rerouted at the height of the alert
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