Bomb alert on Ryanair plane carrying 170 passengers as holiday flight lands in Belgium & ‘cordon set up’

A RYANAIR jet was forced to land after receiving a bomb threat.

Cops are investigating a potential threat after the flight carrying 170 passengers landed in Belgium.

GettyCharleroi airport, Belgium (stock image)[/caption]

A member of staff said that a bomb threat was triggered on the aircraft that forced it to land at Charleroi Airport.

It is understood that the plane was flying from Porto, Portugal. 

A spokeswoman said: “A security perimeter was established around the aircraft...