Security alert diverts Beijing bound flight

BEIJING - A Northwest Airlines flight headed for Beijing was diverted to another Chinese city after a security alert. Authorities questioned the passengers and crew after the jet landed, the U.S. airline said Friday.<br> <br> China&#39;s official Xinhua News Agency said a threatening note was found aboard the flight from Detroit, but the airline&#39;s general manager in China wouldn&#39;t confirm the note.<br> <br> The Boeing 747-400, with 132 passengers and 18 crew aboard, landed Thursday in Tianjin, a port city southeast of Beijing, said John Watkins, Northwest&#39;s vice president and general manager for China.<br> <br> Tianjin is about 75 miles from the Chinese capital.<br> <br> Watkins cited &#34;security concerns&#34; but wouldn&#39;t give any details. He said Chinese authorities interviewed all the passengers and crew, searched all the luggage aboard and inspected the aircraft.<br> <br> &#34;Nothing unusual was found,&#34; Watkins said.<br> <br> The passengers were driven by bus to Beijing, Huang said. <br> <br>

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