WASHINGTON - A US passenger airliner flying from Britain to the United States was diverted to Bangor, Maine, after US authorities learned of a reported threat to the aircraft, the FBI said Friday.
FBI investigators started to interview all the passengers on the American Airlines flight from Manchester to Chicago once it landed, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) "learned of a reported threat to the aircraft while it was en route," Kolko said.
"Given the threat level, the agency, along with other federal agencies took prudent action to assure the safety of the aircraft and its crew," Kolko added.
An American Airlines spokesman was unable to elaborate on the nature of the security threat to the Boeing 767, which had 167 passengers and 12 crew members on board.
08/25/2006 18:43 GMT