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Pictures - from people's Mobile Phones - on BBC News 24 now.
ALL Flights INTO and FROM Manchester Airport now Suspended.
ALL Flights INTO and FROM Manchester Airport now Suspended.
Military jets have escorted a passenger plane to Manchester Airport after reports of a possible device on board.
The Qatar Airways plane was escorted in to land by the Royal Air Force (RAF) following information received by the pilot.
Greater Manchester Police said officers were treating it as a "full emergency" as they did not know "how genuine this threat is".
Ch Supt John O'Hare said the safety of those on board was "paramount".
It is understood the plane involved is an Airbus A330, which was escorted by a Typhoon from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
'Comprehensive response'
Ch Supt O'Hare said: "An incoming plane has been escorted into the airport by the Royal Air Force as a result of information received by the pilot about a possible device on board.
"We don't know how genuine this threat is but it is absolutely vital we deal with the situation as a full emergency.
"As a result people will see the police and other agencies at the airport and on the airfield. At this time I would urge them not to be alarmed.
"Our response will be as comprehensive as it is proportionate, with the safety of those on board and in and around the airport our paramount concern."
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The Qatar Airways plane was escorted in to land by the Royal Air Force (RAF) following information received by the pilot.
Greater Manchester Police said officers were treating it as a "full emergency" as they did not know "how genuine this threat is".
Ch Supt John O'Hare said the safety of those on board was "paramount".
It is understood the plane involved is an Airbus A330, which was escorted by a Typhoon from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
'Comprehensive response'
Ch Supt O'Hare said: "An incoming plane has been escorted into the airport by the Royal Air Force as a result of information received by the pilot about a possible device on board.
"We don't know how genuine this threat is but it is absolutely vital we deal with the situation as a full emergency.
"As a result people will see the police and other agencies at the airport and on the airfield. At this time I would urge them not to be alarmed.
"Our response will be as comprehensive as it is proportionate, with the safety of those on board and in and around the airport our paramount concern."
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Flight QR023 - QATAR Airways - from DOHA - arrived 13:10pm
Flight QR023 - QATAR Airways - from DOHA - arrived 13:10pm
May have been a false message re: Flights Suspended.
Planes still landing on Flight Tracker Radar site.
Planes still landing on Flight Tracker Radar site.
at least I can sit in the garden for a few hours without planes flying over.
are flights suspended. my daughters family flight due at 1735
official: " to give confidence to the pilot and passengers" OH YEAH?????
it's there to blow the fcker out of the skies if it does anything 'untoward' - like heading for the nearest skyscraper
lol I bet they we all dead chuffed when the raf drew along side aiming its missiles at the plane.
yeah !! I bet all the passengers were really 'confident' when they saw the possible instrument of their death draw alongside!
23 year old IDIOT - Arrested on the Plane -
- for making a HOAX Device call.
- for making a HOAX Device call.
it's there to blow the fcker out of the skies if it does anything 'untoward' - like heading for the nearest skyscraper
.... too true munter. Strange how the 2 that hit the towers in NYC managed to get to their targets without getting intercepted.
.... too true munter. Strange how the 2 that hit the towers in NYC managed to get to their targets without getting intercepted.
Won't find it so amusing when he gets jailed and has to pay the costs!
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