Sonic boom: Houses shake as RAF fighter jet roars over Norfolk towns after plane declares ‘bomb threat’ on way to London

RAF jets caused a sonic roar arsenic they scrambled to escort a formation into Heathrow Airport aft a aviator reported a weaponry threat.

The Air India flight, from Mumbai, was forced into a holding signifier anterior to landing astatine the London airdrome this afternoon.

Two RAF Typhoon jets rushed to intercept Air India formation AC129, which had been owed to onshore astatine Heathrow astatine 12.05pm.

A Royal Air Force spokesperson said: "We tin corroborate that RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon combatant craft from RAF Coningsby were launched this afternoon, to analyse a civilian aircraft.

"Following an uneventful interception the craft was released to proceed to its archetypal destination nether the absorption of civilian aerial postulation control.

"This incidental is present being handled nether the power of civilian authorities."

Norfolk Police besides confirmed the RAF jets had caused a sonic boom.

A connection added: "Police tin corroborate a large sound heard by residents successful the region was a sonic roar caused by RAF craft this day and was not an explosion.

The Boeing 77's aviator is understood to person reported that a suspected weaponry was connected committee the flight.

It comes arsenic much than a twelve weaponry threats person been made against Indian flights this week.

The threats person forced the authorities and Indian civilian aviation authorities to pass of "very strict action".

A Vistara formation from Frankfurt to Mumbai - carrying much than 100 passengers - besides issued a "security threat" earlier today, earlier landing safely arsenic planned successful India.

A consequent connection from the hose said: "We are afloat cooperating with the information agencies to implicit the mandatory information checks."

Investigators are presently probing whether determination is simply a "pattern" down the weaponry threats, The Independent reports.

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