The Maryland State Police Fusion Center was reported to have received an anonymous phone call about a "chemical weapons threat" aboard Air France Flight 22, on route from Paris to New York.
The threat resulted in the scrambling of two US Air Force fighter jets to accompany the plane to New York, where it will be taken to a safe spot between two runways and placed on lockdown for further investigation.
UPDATE Two F16 fighters were scrambled to escort Air France #AF22 to JFK after chemical threat http://t.co/qnetEb8hBN pic.twitter.com/GKQqucsbN8
— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) 25 мая 2015
Air France flight screened at JFK, source says http://t.co/ixmDvEp504 pic.twitter.com/dwqJpPwmYS
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) 25 мая 2015
US officials have since stated that the threat is not considered credible, although they have been unable to reach Air France officials, as Monday is a state holiday in France.
