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Child’s ‘joke’ triggers Israeli fighter jet escort of Wizz Air flight to Ben Gurion
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During the flight, a couple noticed the word “terrorist” written in Arabic on their device.
Fighter jets met a Wizz Air passenger flight over Israel on Sunday after a report from inside the cabin raised fears of a possible security threat.
The aircraft, Flight W95310 from London to Ben Gurion Airport, was shadowed from the moment it entered Israeli airspace until it landed.
The move followed an alert from passengers who believed they had seen something alarming displayed on a mobile phone screen.
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