Israel scrambles fighter jets after pilot accidentally triggers hijack alarm on Tel Aviv-bound plane
- Israeli forces scrambled a pair of fighter jets on Tuesday to intercept a passenger plane after the pilot accidentally triggered a hijack alert.
- The LOT Polish Airlines flight 155, operated by Bulgaria’s Electra Airways, was carrying 180 passengers from Warsaw to Tel Aviv when it transmitted an alert that it had been hijacked.
- Bulgaria and Turkey also scrambled aircraft to respond to the serious threat.
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- Israeli forces scrambled a pair of fighter jets on Tuesday to intercept a passenger plane after the pilot accidentally triggered a hijack alert.
- The LOT Polish Airlines flight 155, operated by Bulgaria’s Electra Airways, was carrying 180 passengers from Warsaw to Tel Aviv when it transmitted an alert that it had been hijacked.
- Bulgaria and Turkey also scrambled aircraft to respond to the serious threat.
Sources: The Independent