Pakistan International Airlines spokesman Mashood Tajwar said the aircraft would then fly from Manchester back to Lahore, Pakistan.

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"This information may be a bomb threat but we are not sure yet, it could be a fake threat, " Tajwar told CNN.

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British police had not yet been in touch with the airline to confirm if this was actually a terror threat related to passengers on board the PIA flight, Tajwar said.

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