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Bomb Threat: Fighter Jets Escort Air India Plane To London Airport

An Air India passenger aircraft flying to the US was escorted by British fighter jets to land in London on Thursday after a bomb threat.

Air India said flight AI 191 from Mumbai to Newark had made a precautionary landing at London Stansted Airport “due to bomb threat”, news agency Reuters reported from London.

Britain scrambled Typhoon fighters at supersonic speed to intercept the Boeing 777-337 and safely escorted it to Stansted.

“An Air India Boeing 777 diverted into London Stansted Airport at approximately 10.15 am and landed safely with Essex Police in attendance. It is parked on an isolated stand away from the normal airport operations,” an airport statement said.

“Our runway has now re-opened and is fully operational following a precautionary landing of the Air India flight.”

Air India spokesmen were not immediately reachable.

OB Bureau

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