
Fighter jets intercept Newark-bound flight, airline tweets ‘bomb threat’
A plane headed to Newark from Mumbai, India made an emergency landing in London on Thursday morning — apparently in response to a potential threat.
Air India Flight 191 landed at London's Stansted Airport around 5:15 a.m. EDT as a "precautionary measure" and was sent to an "isolated area," according to a message from the airport on its Twitter account.
ABC 7 Eyewitness News reported that the airline initially said on its Twitter account that the landing was because of a "bomb threat," but the tweet was deleted.
Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets escorted the jet to the airport, according to CNN.
Air India did not immediately respond to a message.
Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNJ.
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