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North Carolina bound plane diverted to Bangor, Maine

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    U.S. Airways flight lands after mid-air security issue

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Back to our breaking news about that plane bound for North Carolina and it forced to detour -- Maine after some kind of security alert.

We just got some of the exchange between air traffic control and -- jet in question Trace Gallagher is working the story from our breaking news desk what's latest Trace.

Well we now confirm that NORAD the North American air defense control has now confirmed that two F fifteen fighter jets were scrambled from Barnes Air National Guard base in Massachusetts they intercepted.

This 767.

Up above Nova Scotia and trailed -- all the way -- to -- your main.

Again there were reports of a bomb threat on board that's what the scanner traffic -- the plane has now been met by authorities listen now to the exchange between the tower.

And the pilot -- Again -- he couldn't hear the big key there was is the cockpit secure the pilots response was yes it is secure were being told that it's a woman.

Who was showing this unstable behavior on board it is now landed it's on a secluded tarmac the authorities have -- it unclear if the passengers have gotten off we are still talking TSA.

And talking to authorities to find out exactly what happened the details when we get them.

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