Fighter jet scrambled to escort London Wizz Air flight as bomb threat forces emergency landing

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A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest airport on Monday after receiving a bomb threat, Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said in a Facebook post.
A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet was deployed to escort the passenger aircraft, which landed in Budapest.
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