卡塔爾客機遭威脅 英戰機緊急護航

Shadowed by an RAF Typhoon jet bristling with weaponry, this is the moment terror was brought to Britain’s skies when an airline passenger claimed there was a bomb on the plane.
皇家空軍一架全副武裝的颱風式戰鬥機緊緊跟隨一架客機。乘客聲稱機上有一枚炸彈，引起了恐慌。

After the Airbus pilot notified air traffic control of the threat, the fighter – part of the RAF’s Quick Reaction Alert force – was scrambled to tail the flight as it made its approach to Manchester.
這架空客客機的駕駛員將威脅告知空管後，皇家空軍快速反應部隊的戰鬥機緊急升空，追蹤這架駛向曼徹斯特的客機。

The airport was shut down and other incoming flights diverted as the police and military initiated full-scale emergency plans that could lead to the shooting down of an airliner that posed a terrorist threat.
由於警方和軍方制定的全面應急計劃中包括在面臨恐怖襲擊時擊落這架客機，曼徹斯特機場被關閉，其它將要在此降落的飛機都被轉移至附近機場。

Officially the Ministry of Defence refuses to discuss the action open to fighter pilots or who would give the orders, saying it is classified information.
關於戰鬥機駕駛員可能採取的行動以及命令的發佈方，國防部拒絕對此發表官方評論，他們表示這屬於保密信息。

Dramatic photos showed the Typhoon jet accompanying the Qatar Airways flight – carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew – as it made its descent.
這張引人注目的圖片顯示，當這架卡塔爾航空的客機降落時，一架颱風式戰鬥機正緊隨其後。該客機上有269名乘客和13名機組成員。

After it landed safely and taxied to a remote part of the runway armed police boarded to arrest a 47-year-old man. They were soon able to confirm that the threat was a hoax.
客機成功降落並滑行到跑道的遠端。武裝警察隨即進入機艙並逮捕了一名47歲的男子。他們很快確認所謂的威脅其實只是個騙局。

Sources said cabin crew on the flight were passed a scribbled note by a passenger who appeared sober and coherent. It read: ‘There is a bomb on board this plane.’

The source said: ‘It quickly became clear we were not dealing with an international terrorist here but a prize idiot.

有消息稱，一名看起來很清醒的乘客給了飛行員一張字跡潦草的紙條，上面寫着：“飛機上有炸彈”。消息來源指出，“我們很快弄清了他只是一個超級大傻瓜，而不是國際恐怖分子。”