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| Pakistan Airlines plane alert: Suspects' custody extended | |
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| Two men continue to be questioned on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after RAF Typhoon jets escorted a passenger plane over the UK. | |
| Police boarded Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight, originally en-route to Manchester from Lahore, after it was diverted to Stansted on Friday. | |
| Both suspects are British nationals, aged 30 and 41, Essex Police said. | |
| The force confirmed their custody had been extended for 12 hours, from about 16:00 BST. | |
| Passengers returned to the plane about midnight and continued to Manchester. | |
| There has been no official confirmation that passengers heard threats were made on board the aircraft. | |
| The plane was scheduled to leave Lahore - the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab - at 09:35 local time (05:35 BST) on Friday and had been due to arrive in Manchester at 13:30 BST. | The plane was scheduled to leave Lahore - the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab - at 09:35 local time (05:35 BST) on Friday and had been due to arrive in Manchester at 13:30 BST. |
| 'Landed safely' | |
| One passenger told the BBC the pilot had informed them there had been threats. | One passenger told the BBC the pilot had informed them there had been threats. |
| The man said: "We were about half-an-hour away from landing in Manchester and we saw that the plane was taking different actions. | The man said: "We were about half-an-hour away from landing in Manchester and we saw that the plane was taking different actions. |
| "We did not know anything about it other than the pilots announced that they have landed at Stansted. And we landed, safely. Then he announced that he had a threat from someone, which was why he had landed the plane." | "We did not know anything about it other than the pilots announced that they have landed at Stansted. And we landed, safely. Then he announced that he had a threat from someone, which was why he had landed the plane." |
| Another passenger, Umari Nauman, told Sky News cabin crew had said two men had repeatedly tried to get into the cockpit. | Another passenger, Umari Nauman, told Sky News cabin crew had said two men had repeatedly tried to get into the cockpit. |
| The plane remained at a spot on the north side of Stansted Airport with flights carrying on as normal, before being released by police allowing passengers to be flown to Manchester. | The plane remained at a spot on the north side of Stansted Airport with flights carrying on as normal, before being released by police allowing passengers to be flown to Manchester. |
| On arrival, one passenger told the BBC there had been a "strong argument between the crew and one passenger". | On arrival, one passenger told the BBC there had been a "strong argument between the crew and one passenger". |
| Another said it was a "fuss about nothing", adding that the pilot had "over exaggerated". | Another said it was a "fuss about nothing", adding that the pilot had "over exaggerated". |
| Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709: Diverted route | Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709: Diverted route |
| PIA said there had been 308 passengers on board, as well as 14 crew including pilots, with a mixture of Pakistani and British passport holders. | PIA said there had been 308 passengers on board, as well as 14 crew including pilots, with a mixture of Pakistani and British passport holders. |
| 'Quick reaction alert' | |
| An MoD spokesman said Typhoon jets could be scrambled after the pilot or crew of a passenger aircraft sends out an emergency signal. | An MoD spokesman said Typhoon jets could be scrambled after the pilot or crew of a passenger aircraft sends out an emergency signal. |
| "The purpose of going up is to investigate what the situation is," he said. | "The purpose of going up is to investigate what the situation is," he said. |
| RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the airliner to Stansted. | RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the airliner to Stansted. |
| "Often when a quick reaction alert aircraft is launched the details are not known, but it is known that a signal has been sent." | "Often when a quick reaction alert aircraft is launched the details are not known, but it is known that a signal has been sent." |
| In 2011, two PIA passenger planes were the subject of bombs threat coming from Pakistan. | In 2011, two PIA passenger planes were the subject of bombs threat coming from Pakistan. |
| A Boeing 777, with the same flight number as in the latest incident, carrying 347 passengers plus crew and bound for Manchester from Lahore was forced to land at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul. | A Boeing 777, with the same flight number as in the latest incident, carrying 347 passengers plus crew and bound for Manchester from Lahore was forced to land at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul. |
| The second plane, carrying 176 passengers, landed safely at its destination in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | The second plane, carrying 176 passengers, landed safely at its destination in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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