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Fighter jets escort two US planes after bomb threat
Washington, Jan 25
Fighter jets escorted two
US domestic airliners to land at the Hartsfield-Jackson International
Airport after receiving "credible" threats of bombs on board, local
media reported.
The affected airliners were the Delta flight 1156
from Portland, Oregon and the Southwest flight 2492 from Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, reported the WSB-TV Channel 2 in Atlanta, Georgia Saturday,
Xinhua reported.
Both planes landed safely and were asked to sit
on the taxiway, and passengers on both flights were interviewed and
searched by the Atlanta police bomb squad before being allowed to leave
the area, Federal Bureau of Investigation officials were quoted as
saying.
Local authorities did not disclose the details of the bomb threats, which were made on the Twitter.