British Jets Scrambled To Intercept Pakistani Passenger Plane

The PIA plane as it was being escorted by the RAF Typhoon jet

Two Men Arrested For 'Endangering Aircraft' On Way From Pakistan To Britain -- Daily Mail

* Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane diverted to Stansted
* MoD say Typhoon jet launched to 'investigate an incident'
* Understood incident happened 10 minutes before it was due to land
* Two men have been arrested on suspicion of 'endangerment of an aircraft'

Two men were arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft today after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort a passenger plane travelling from Pakistan to the UK, police said.

Officers boarded Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709, which is believed to have been carrying 297 passengers bound for Manchester, after it landed at Stansted and removed the men from the plane.

A police spokesman said: 'Essex Police have boarded a passenger plane diverted to Stansted Airport and two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft. They have been removed from the plane.'

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More News On British Jets Being Scrambled To Intercept A Pakistani Passenger Plane

Two held after RAF Typhoon jets escort Pakistan plane over UK -- BBC
RAF jets escort diverted Pakistani passenger plane -- The Guardian
UK fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport, two arrests -- Reuters
Arrests after fighter jet scrambled following incident on passenger plane -- The Telegraph
Stansted Airport: Two men arrested after RAF fighter jets escort Pakistan passenger plane in British airspace after "incident" -- Mirror
Two men arrested after flight from Pakistan is diverted in UK airspace -- CNN
Fighter Jets Scrambled To Passenger Plane -- SKY News
Two arrests made after U.K. jet diverts plane -- USA Today

My Comment: This incident follows on the heels of this airline incident earlier in the day. Something tells me that after Wednesday's brutal attack in London, the Brits are nervous of this.