Fighter jets escort two passenger planes after bomb threat

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(CNN)F-16 fighter jets escorted two passenger planes into Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday after a bomb threat made on Twitter was deemed credible, according to military officials.

Southwest Airlines Flight 2492 and Delta Flight 1156 landed safely at the airport and were searched by bomb disposal units, according to airline officials. Nothing out of the ordinary was found, officials said.

One runway was closed temporarily, causing delays for other flights as passengers on the two flights were questioned and their luggage was searched by bomb-sniffing dogs, officials said.

Delta spokesman Morgan Durant said, "It was a Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia, flight. Delta is supporting the sweeping process carried out by authorities."

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[xpo2015]

Twitter is so powerful!

Terrorists are America's new gods!

 

[syed putra]

i think its about time we treat terrorism as the new norm and make it unfashionable. If a plane gets blown, its just another normal day until the terrorist gets fed up and retire as they cannot be on the headlines any more.

 

[nufala]

i think its about time we treat terrorism as the new norm and make it unfashionable. If a plane gets blown, its just another normal day until the terrorist gets fed up and retire as they cannot be on the headlines any more.

Good idea in theory but practically impossible to happen.

 

[veggiehater]

if there is really a bomb, what's the point of escorting a plane in the air if it is going to blow up in the skies?

 

[sadshishamo]

One of the reasons is that the fighters escort them to fly an air corridor that minimises overflight over populated areas.

if there is really a bomb, what's the point of escorting a plane in the air if it is going to blow up in the skies?

 

[veggiehater]

One of the reasons is that the fighters escort them to fly an air corridor that minimises overflight over populated areas.

thanks for the explanation, i learnt something today. too bad i cannot up your point

 

[SunShangXiang]

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