Philippine officials say false alarm after Saudi Airlines jet stormed by police

Jokpeme Joseph Omode September 20, 2016
Saudi Arabia Airlines Flight SV 872 sits in an isolated corner of Manila International airport. Photo / Twitter
Philippine officials say a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Jeddah made a distress call shortly before landing at Manila's airport and was placed in isolation after it touched down, but the flight crew later said they made a mistake in sending the emergency message.
Manila airport manager Eddie Monreal said authorities deployed security forces around the aircraft as a precaution.
Passengers were later allowed to disembark.He said the captain told the control tower that a button indicating a hijacking was in progress had been pushed accidently.
TV stations showed Flight SV872 parked near a ramp with security personnel standing nearby while passengers descended from a staircase.
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