A Qatar Airways aircraft is seen surrounded by emergency vehicles at Manchester airport in Manchester, northern England August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Yates
(Reuters) – A British fighter jet escorted a Qatar Airways passenger plane into Manchester airport on Tuesday after the pilot reported that a suspect device was possibly on board, police said.
A Reuters photographer said armed police had removed a man from the aircraft in connection with the incident.
Manchester Airport was closed for 25 minutes before re-opening, an airport spokesman said.