Video of men who 'endangered' PIA flight to UK surfaces

It shows the men involved in an alleged squabble being taken away by British commandos.

A video account of the PIA plane that was diverted and escorted down by British fighter jets surfaced on Tuesday, Express News reported.

It shows the men who were allegedly involved in a squabble and subsequently arrested by British commandos on the charge of making a death threat and endangering the plane.

The PIA aircraft, which was carrying as many as 300 passengers from Lahore to Manchester, was diverted to Stansted airport outside London.

The arrested men are now under police custody and the courts have granted them judicial remand till August 5. They had reportedly threatened to blow up the plane.

An airline source was found saying, “When PIA staff approached them and asked them to calm down, they told them to go away otherwise they would blow up the plane.”