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| Man sectioned over Manchester Airport plane bomb hoax | Man sectioned over Manchester Airport plane bomb hoax |
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| A man has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act after a bomb hoax resulted in an RAF jet escorting a passenger plane to Manchester Airport. | A man has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act after a bomb hoax resulted in an RAF jet escorting a passenger plane to Manchester Airport. |
| The man, 47, was assessed by medical staff and again by a mental health team after the incident on Tuesday. | The man, 47, was assessed by medical staff and again by a mental health team after the incident on Tuesday. |
| An RAF Typhoon was seen escorting the Qatar Airways flight QR23 from Doha after the pilot was handed a note about a possible device on board. | An RAF Typhoon was seen escorting the Qatar Airways flight QR23 from Doha after the pilot was handed a note about a possible device on board. |
| The man was sectioned "for a fuller assessment", police said. | The man was sectioned "for a fuller assessment", police said. |
| The Airbus A330 was carrying 269 passengers and 13 Qatar Airways crew. | |
| It landed ahead of its scheduled arrival time of 13:15 BST, the airline said. | It landed ahead of its scheduled arrival time of 13:15 BST, the airline said. |
| Manchester Airport was temporarily closed and some other flights were diverted to Liverpool and Leeds. | Manchester Airport was temporarily closed and some other flights were diverted to Liverpool and Leeds. |
| Operations at the airport resumed at about 14:00 after flights in and out were suspended for about 25 minutes. | Operations at the airport resumed at about 14:00 after flights in and out were suspended for about 25 minutes. |
| Passengers disembarked the plane "as normal", a Manchester Airport spokesman said. | Passengers disembarked the plane "as normal", a Manchester Airport spokesman said. |
| The RAF confirmed Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as part of its "quick reaction alert role" when a pilot requested assistance. | The RAF confirmed Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as part of its "quick reaction alert role" when a pilot requested assistance. |
| Aurang Zeb, 60, who was returning from a holiday to his home in Bradford, said: "I thought there was something wrong because there was a jet flying so near." | Aurang Zeb, 60, who was returning from a holiday to his home in Bradford, said: "I thought there was something wrong because there was a jet flying so near." |
| He said the plane landed and was taken to an area well away from the terminal, where they waited for 45 minutes, then moved again closer to the terminal. | He said the plane landed and was taken to an area well away from the terminal, where they waited for 45 minutes, then moved again closer to the terminal. |
| Mr Zeb added: "Then I saw all the police with guns. Lots of police everywhere. Kids were crying, some people looked very worried because of rumours there was a bomb on the plane." | Mr Zeb added: "Then I saw all the police with guns. Lots of police everywhere. Kids were crying, some people looked very worried because of rumours there was a bomb on the plane." |
| Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Matt Cox said he was asleep in his seat until the aircraft landed. | Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Matt Cox said he was asleep in his seat until the aircraft landed. |
| He said: "We didn't get told anything about the nature of what was happening at any point. | He said: "We didn't get told anything about the nature of what was happening at any point. |
| "It's not nice finding things out from Twitter rather than the people who are supposed to be in charge of you. Obviously we know why they did it." | "It's not nice finding things out from Twitter rather than the people who are supposed to be in charge of you. Obviously we know why they did it." |