F 16s scrambled to escort Mumbai born flight after bomb threat revealed

SINGAPORE – Singapore Air Force F 16s were scrambled to escort Mumbai bornflight after bomb threat revealed, media has reported.

Singapore Airlines’ Mumbai-Singapore flight landed safely at the ChangiAirport on Tuesday, with two F-16s of the Singapore Air Force escorting it,after a call warning that there was a bomb on board.

Soon after the flight, which had 263 passengers on board, landed inSingapore at around 8 am local time, security officials checked theaircraft thoroughly but nothing suspicious was found.

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A Singapore Airlines spokesperson said that there was a bomb threatconcerning SQ-423 operating from Mumbai to Singapore.