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An Australian man has been arrested by Singapore police after a budget Scoot airline flight was escorted back to the city-state’s Changi Airport because of a bomb threat. The 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal intimidation and police investigations are ongoing, CNA reported on Thursday. Singapore’s air force and emergency services were activated to escort the Perth-bound Scoot flight back to Singapore, the budget airline said.
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said two F-15SG fighter planes were scrambled to escort the Scoot flight back to Changi Airport. The flight had landed in Singapore where security checks were carried out, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines Group said. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said one runway was closed for about an hour “to facilitate ground operations,” with eight arriving flights and six departures delayed because of the incident.
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