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Television footage had shown the plane, reportedly carrying around 300 people, surrounded by dozens of security vehicles and officers armed with high-powered firearms at an isolated area of the runway at Manila's airport. (AFP/File)

September 20th, 2016 - 12:04 GMT

Oops, my bad! Saudi Airlines plane put on lockdown by mistake amid hijacking fears

Authorities at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport dispatched armed security teams and emergency units to surround the Boeing 777-300 plane after receiving a distress signal indicating a hijacking incident.