ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />The incident, which prompted the authorities to close the northern England airport for 25 minutes, briefly raised fears of a terrorism attack.<br/> <br />Qatar Airways said the Airbus A330-300 plane was flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester with 269 passengers and 13 crew on board.<br/> <br />A Reuters photographer saw armed police remove a handcuffed male passenger dressed in baggy trousers and a sports shirt from the plane. The man was arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.<br/> <br />"We can confirm that Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby in their quick reaction alert role this afternoon to investigate a civilian aircraft whose pilot had requested assistance," Britain's Ministry of Defence said in a statement.<br/> <br />"The aircraft was escorted to Manchester where it landed safely. This incident is now being handled by the civilian authorities."<br/> <br />Greater Manchester Police said on their official Twitter feed that they had detained
