Typhoon intercepts Air India jet
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•Widespread reports of a sonic boom as fighters meet bomb hoax jet
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RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept a civilian airliner that reported a bomb on board.
Air India jet was circling over Norfolk before Typhoon interceptors met it.
Audio of crew alerting air traffic control to potential threat was recorded by a Dutch plane spotter.
The Boeing 777-300 landed safely at Heathrow Airport some time later.
BBC Radio Norfolk listeners reported hearing a loud bang at 12.40 BST.
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