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Kuwait-Bound Plane In Emergency UK Landing

Kuwait-Bound Plane In Emergency UK Landing

A plane travelling from New York to Kuwait City has landed at Heathrow airport after declaring a state of emergency.

Flight KU118, which departed from JFK airport bound for the Kuwaiti capital, was diverted because of a medical emergency, according to aviation website Air Live.

Reports said six passengers on board were suffering from food poisoning.

Sky's Tom Parmenter explained that because of a terror attack in Kuwait yesterday there was initially "more reason to take note" of the diversion.

A suicide bomber blew himself up during prayers at a Shi'ite mosque in the Kuwait City on Friday, killing 27 people.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.