VANCOUVER — An airliner with a fighter jet escort landed safely at Vancouver International Airport on Saturday.
CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM WITHIN THE CANADIAN MEDIA ANYONE KNOW IF THE RCMP HAVE A BOMB SQUAD SECTION ?
Cathay Pacific flight 839 from Hong Kong, an Airbus A-340, was accompanied by two armed CF-18 Hornets, courtesy of the Department of National Defence.
The nature of the security threat that prompted the escort is unclear.
There are reports that Richmond Fire and an RCMP bomb squad have been called in but that has yet to be confirmed by either of those agencies.
Vancouver Province
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Fighter jets escort Hong Kong flight to Vancouver airport