Jetstar flight forced to make emergency landing in central Japan after receiving bomb threat

Footage posted to social media appeared to show passengers disembarking via emergency slides and walking across tarmac

A Jetstar flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in central Japan after receiving a bomb threat, according to local media.

The aircraft was reportedly travelling from Narita airport near Tokyo to Fukuoka on Saturday, when it was forced to divert to Aichi prefecture, public broadcaster NHK said.

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