Manchester Airport: fighter jet escorts passenger plane from Qatar in to land.
HT and Live updates here at Mirror.
Qatar Airways have now released a statement:
"Qatar Airways can confirm that flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester, an Airbus A330-300, landed safely at Manchester Airport ahead of its scheduled arrival time of 13:15.
"There were 269 passengers and 13 Qatar Airways crew on board. The crew onboard had received a threat about a possible device on board and Qatar Airways immediately took all the necessary precautions to alert British authorities.
"The crew is now fully assisting police at the airport with their inquiries. The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew is our top priority. As this is a matter of a police investigation, we cannot comment further at this time. "
Being escorted in pic.twitter.com/oXwxmhNsjo
— Josh Hartley (@JoshHartley_) August 5, 2014
— Josh Hartley (@JoshHartley_) August 5, 2014
— Josh Hartley (@JoshHartley_) August 5, 2014
A passenger has been taken off the plane by officers at @manairport. We will work to get others off as swiftly and safely as possible.
— G M Police (@gmpolice) August 5, 2014— Josh Hartley (@JoshHartley_) August 5, 2014
Man detained by police after 'bomb scare' aboard Qatar Airlines flight http://t.co/WW1JDFgDFE pic.twitter.com/kH7lpXS3Zi
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 5, 2014Man detained by police after 'bomb scare' aboard Qatar Airlines flight http://t.co/WW1JDFgDFE pic.twitter.com/kH7lpXS3Zi
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 5, 2014
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