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Manchester police arrested a man suspected of making a hoax bomb threat which led to a passenger plane being escorted to the city`s airport by an RAF fighter jet on Tuesday.

The pilot of the Quatar airways flight QR23n flying from Doha to Manchester alerted the police about a possible device on board the aircraft.

In a statement Qatar Airways confirmed the plane was an Airbus A330-300.

“There were 269 passengers and 13 Qatar Airways crew on board. The crew onboard had received a threat about a possible device on board and Qatar Airways immediately took all the necessary precautions to alert British authorities.

“The crew is now fully assisting police at the airport with their inquiries.

“The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew is our top priority. As this is a matter of a police investigation, we cannot comment further at this time.”

Greater Manchester Police tweeted that officers were working to get other passengers off “as swiftly and safely as possible”.

“The plane has been moved to allow specialist officers who are dealing with the incident to board,” said another tweet.

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