Fighter jets escort Singapore Airlines plane after bomb threat
Fighter jets escorted a Singapore Airlines plane to land at the city-state’s international airport Changi on Wednesday after a passenger had made a bomb threat, Singapore authorities said.
A 37-year-old male passenger on board the flight from San Franciso had claimed there was a bomb in his hand luggage, a statement from the defence ministry said.
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The bomb threat was subsequently found to be false, it said, Reuters reported.
Singapore police said in a statement that the man had been held by the crew after accusing him of assaulting cabin crew. He was then detained for anti-terrorism measures and alleged drug use.
A spokesperson for Singapore Airlines said all other passengers and crew had disembarked normally at 0920 a.m., declining to give further details on the incident.
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