Scoot flight bound for Perth escorted back to Singapore due to bomb threat; passenger arrested

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SINGAPORE — Police arrested a passenger after a bomb threat forced a Scoot flight that was bound for Perth to turn back to Singapore on Thursday (Oct 12).

The 30-year-old Australian man was arrested for criminal intimidation, the police said, adding that investigations are ongoing.

In response to CNA's queries, Scoot said a"precautionary decision" was made to turn the plane back to Singapore due to the bomb threat. RSAF said in a Facebook post that it activated two of its F-15SG fighter jets in response to the"suspected bomb threat".According to data from flight tracker Flightradar24, flight TR16 made a U-turn over Indonesia's Bangka Island and headed back towards Singapore about 30 minutes into the flight.

 

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