Fighter jets escort Singapore Airlines plane after bomb hoax
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Two air force fighter jets escorted a Singapore Airlines passenger plane traveling from San Francisco after a bomb threat allegedly made by a passenger on board -- which turned out to be false.
(CNN) — Two air force fighter jets escorted a Singapore Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Changi Airport after a passenger made a hoax bomb threat.
"Earlier today, two of our F16C/Ds were activated to escort a Singapore Airlines flight that departed San Francisco for Singapore. This was because of a suspected bomb threat on board the aircraft," the Singapore Air Force said Wednesday.
"Our fighters escorted the airliner till it landed safely at Changi Airport."
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