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Two men detained at Stansted under Terrorism Act after RAF jets intercept Ryanair plane

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Two men have been detained at Stansted Airport under the Terrorism Act after RAF jets were scrambled to intercept a Ryanair plane.

Essex Police have confirmed a 34-year-old from Kuwait and a 48-year-old from Italy - flying in from Vienna - were held at the airport on Sunday evening.

In a statement last night, police said: "Counter Terrorism Policing officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit have this evening (Sunday) detained two men under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act (2000). "Enquiries are ongoing." RAF Typhoon jets were called in with armed personnel reportedly surrounding the passenger plane and then coming on board after it touched down on the runway around 7.20pm.

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