Two men aged 30 and 41 have been arrested on a Pakistan International Airlines flight that landed at London's Stansted Airport after being diverted in flight and escorted by RAF fighter , as reported by Sky News. The flight PK709 from Lahore to Manchester, traveling with 297 passengers on board when diverted his route for the altercation led by the two suspects. As stated several passengers Geo TV Pakistan Television, the two men tried to enter the cockpit. Others argue, however, that merely uttering cries in Urdu. Passengers were first reported diversion of the aircraft on the route because of bad weather. The pilot turned to Stansted but after activating the emergency code by the Ministry of Defence. The device was taken to an isolated area of Stansted, while the rest of the airport continued operating normally. The passengers left the machine and recognized that the pilot told them he had received "a threat." No regrets wounded. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that type Typhoon fighter jets took off to investigate an "incident" in British airspace, according to Reuters. Mashood Takwar, spokesman for Pakistan International Airlines, told Sky News that the diversion was 25 minutes before landing in Manchester, after he made contact with air traffic controllers, the pilot with information provided by the security services MI5 British. The incident comes two days after the murder of soldier Lee Rigby, at the hands of two Islamic radicals in the London Borough of Woolwich. MI5 and Scotland Yard have enabled terrorist alert amid fears of possible attacks. More than 1,200 police have been deployed in London as a precaution and protection against possible attacks by right-wing groups against mosques and Islamic centers.
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