Man held over 'bomb hoax' at Manchester Airport

Police in the UK say a plane has been escorted into Manchester Airport after information "about a possible device on board".

Man held over 'bomb hoax' at Manchester Airport
Tue, 05 Aug, 2014 - 14:26

A passenger on a plane which landed at Manchester Airport with an RAF Typhoon escort has been arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: UKPlace: Manchester AirportPlace: Doha, QatarPlace: MANCHESTER UNITEDPlace: USPlace: Miami, FloridaPlace: DohaPlace: ManchesterPlace: QatarPlace: RAF ConingsbyPerson: JoshHartley_Person: Josh HartleyEvent: International Challenge CupOrganisation: Manchester Airport PoliceOrganisation: RAFOrganisation: Qatar AirwaysOrganisation: Greater Manchester PoliceOrganisation: LiverpoolOrganisation: UnitedOrganisation: BBC
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