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Widespread reports of a sonic boom as fighters meet bomb hoax jet

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80% Informative

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.

VR Score

75

Informative language

70

Neutral language

71

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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