LONDON – British ****** arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of making a hoax **** ****** aboard a Qatar Airways plane bound for ******* that forced Royal Air Force fighter jets to escort the *** to a safe landing.

Qatar Airways Flight 23, carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew on a flight from Doha, Qatar, landed without ******** at ********** Airport, the flight’s original destination.

Qatar Airways said in a statement that the crew on the Airbus A330-300 received a “****** about a possible device on board” and immediately alerted British authorities. It did not clarify the nature of the ****** or say how it was communicated.

Greater ********** ****** had been dealing with the ******** as a full *********, and the runway was briefly closed. After landing, the plane was moved to a designated area to allow specialist officers to board, and the suspect was swiftly removed.

The Ministry of Defence said the fighters were launched to investigate “a civilian aircraft whose pilot had requested assistance.”

“The aircraft was escorted to ********** where it landed safely,” the ministry said in a statement. “This ******** is now being handled by the civilian authorities.”

Crew members were assisting ****** with the *************, the carrier said. It said that it could not comment further because the matter is part of a ****** *************.