A man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat on board a passenger airline.
Qatar Airways flight QR23, which was travelling from Doha to Manchester, reported concerns about a possible device.
The aircraft made an emergency landing after it was escorted to the ground by an Royal Air Force fighter jet.
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The flight landed without incident but Greater Manchester Police treated the incident as a "full emergency".
None of the 269 passengers and 13 crew were injured and police say they're now treating it as an 'isolated incident'.
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Sky News reporter Nick Martin is at Manchester airport:
