Singapore's Flight Escorted by Fighter Jets After Bomb Hoax, Man Arrested

Fighter jets escorted a Singapore Airlines plane to land at the city-state's international airport Changi on Wednesday after a passenger had made a bomb threat, Singapore's defence ministry said.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Fighters escorted a Singapore Airlines plane to land at Changi International Airport on Wednesday after a passenger made a bomb threat, Singapore authorities said.

A 37-year-old passenger on the flight from San Francisco claimed to have a bomb in his hand luggage,

A statement from the Ministry of Defense said.

She added that it later turned out that the bomb threat was false, adding that the suspect had been arrested and the police were continuing their investigations.

Singapore police said in a statement that the crew had restrained the man after he was accused of assaulting the flight crew.

He was later arrested under the fight

Terrorist measures and suspected drug use, according to the police.

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