Fighter jets escort U.S. airliners after bomb threat

An FBI official told WSBTV that passengers from both flights will be interviewed and searched before leaving the area.

An FBI official told WSBTV that passengers from both flights will be interviewed and searched before leaving the area.


A pair of F-16 fighter jets escorted two U.S. commercial airliners to their landing in Atlanta on Saturday following a bomb threat online, an aviation spokesman said.

A threat posted to Twitter prompted the jets to be scrambled for the planes arriving from Portland and Milwaukee, said Preston Schlachter from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

A Twitter user made threats earlier in the afternoon regarding smuggling bombs aboard the aircrafts.

Schlachter described the escort as a “precautionary measure,” and said the planes landed safely.


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