Three arrested over Stansted bomb threat

Essex Police have arrested three people after a bomb hoax disrupted operations at Stansted Airport.
An easyJet plane departing for Amsterdam was left on the tarmac and then moved to a secure area.
The runway was closed for nearly one hour.
Specialist officers boarded the plane, detaining two men, 18 and 22, and a woman, 18.
A full search was carried out but there was nothing ‘of concern on board.’
“Officers responded quickly and worked with our partners at Stansted to move the plane to a secure area to carry out enquiries,” Essex police said.
“Specialist officers boarded the plane and removed three people who have all been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax and they are currently in custody.”
The incident caused six inbound flights to be diverted to other airports.
It follows an incident last week when a Jet2 flight from Turkey to Manchester was diverted to Stansted over a ‘potential threat on board’.
The aircraft was accompanied by RAF fighter jets.
No threat was found.
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