RAF jets escorted a Kenya Airways plane into Stansted Airport where police surrounded and searched the Boeing aircraft.
Armed officers boarded the plane, according to witnesses.
It is understood the Typhoon jets took over the interception from French jets as a ‘security precaution’.
One woman said: “On flight this morning from Nairobi to London Heathrow.
“Forty five minutes before we were due to land, we were told that we’d been diverted to Stansted.
“We’ve been surrounded by all…