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British Airways plane 'threat' at Newark Liberty airport British Airways plane evacuated at US airport after phone threat
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Police in the US say they have received an unspecified threat about a British Airways flight from London to Newark. A security alert over an unspecified threat to a British Airways flight from London to Newark has been lifted.
US media reports that two threats made by a male caller proved unfounded.
The flight, carrying 206 passengers and 13 crew, landed at Newark Liberty International Airport at around 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT).The flight, carrying 206 passengers and 13 crew, landed at Newark Liberty International Airport at around 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT).
Airport police moved the plane to a far corner of the airport for further inspection. Passengers were evacuated from the plane and luggage removed. Passengers were evacuated from the plane and luggage removed, but sniffer dogs found nothing suspicious, the Associated Press news agency reports.
Sniffer dogs later found nothing suspicious, the Associated Press says. A port authority police spokesman, Joe Pentangelo, earlier said passengers' hand luggage and checked-in baggage would be rescreened as a precaution.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police spokesman Joe Pentangelo earlier said passengers' hand luggage and checked-in baggage would be rescreened as a precaution. Customs officials are still checking the luggage, but the plane has been given the all-clear.
A BA spokesman told the Press Association: "The aircraft has landed normally. Security checks will be carried out as a precaution. Port Authority received the threat about the plane at around 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT), when the plane was already in the air.
"We do not discuss details of operational security. The safety and security of our customers and crew is our number one priority." ABC television reports that the two separate threats now appear to have come from the same person.
No arrests are reported to have been made and the investigation is ongoing.