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RAF Coningsby Typhoon fighter jets intercepted a Ryanair plane and escorted it to Stansted.
Two men were detained by counter-terrorism police at London Stansted Airport after RAF planes were attacked to intercept a passenger plane.
A 34-year-old man from Kuwait and a 48-year-old man from Italy were arrested after arriving from Vienna shortly after 19:00 BST on Sunday, police said.
The RAF confirmed that RAF Coningsby Typhoon fighter jets intercepted a Ryanair plane and escorted it to Stansted.
Police said investigations were ongoing.
A Ryanair spokesman said the crew of the flight from Vienna to Essex airport had been alerted to a “possible threat to safety on board.”
It added: “In accordance with procedures, the captain informed the UK authorities and continued to London Stansted, where the aircraft landed normally and taxied to a remote post where passengers disembarked safely.”
The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit said the men were detained under Annex 7 of the Terrorism Law.
