MANILA: A pilot of a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight accidentally pressed an emergency alarm, creating a hijack scare and triggering a major security response at Manila airport on Tuesday, authorities said.
Police isolated and surrounded the Saudia flight after it landed on Tuesday afternoon following a report to the control tower that the plane was "under threat", a Philippine aviation authority spokesman told Agence France-Presse.
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