UK police on the scene after Kenyan plane diverted to land at Stansted Airport with fighter escort

LONDON (AP) — Police are on the scene after a plane from Nairobi bound for London’s Heathrow Airport was escorted by air force fighter jets and diverted to land at Stansted airport. The Ministry of Defense said Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters were launched “as a precaution this afternoon to investigate a civilian aircraft which was approaching the U.K.” Stansted says that the Kenya Airways 787 landed safely on Thursday afternoon. The Essex Police force says it is “attending an incident” at Stansted. It says the airport remains open. Stansted is some 30 miles (40 kilometers) north of London, and is used for flights when there are security incidents because of its remote location.