A file image of a Canadian CF-18 A Cathay Pacific passenger aircraft from Hong Kong was escorted by two Canadian military aircraft after the pilot issued an alert of a bomb threat to the aircraft. The aircraft landed without incident at Vancouver International Airport at around 1340 local time (2040 UTC ). Passengers were initially kept on board the aircraft before being allowed to get off; the plane was moved to a secure section of the airport while police investigated the incident. Two Canadian CF-18 fighter jets had taken off from a military base on Vancouver Island to intercept the plane after the pilot's alert. A Canadian official said that "As a precaution, NORAD fighters escorted the aircraft until it landed safely in Vancouver ."
A file image of a Canadian CF-18 A passenger aircraft from Hong Kong was escorted by two Canadian military aircraft after the pilot issued an alert of a bomb threat to the aircraft. The aircraft landed without incident at at around 1340 local time (2040 ). Passengers were initially kept on board the aircraft before being allowed to get off; the plane was moved to a secure section of the airport while police investigated the incident. Two Canadian fighter jets had taken off from a military base on to intercept the plane after the pilot's alert. A Canadian official said that "As a precaution, fighters escorted the aircraft until it landed safely in ."
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