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Reported bomb threat forces US Airways Flight 777 from Ireland to make emergency landing in Philly [photos, tweets]; Update: Plane cleared

Details about US Airways Flight 777’s emergency landing are breaking fast on Twitter and through local media outlets.

https://twitter.com/Nickarama1/status/365174402410758145

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Via WPIV-TV in Philadelphia:

 An airliner from Ireland made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on Wednesday afternoon following a reported bomb threat.

The call came in around 1:30 p.m. for reports of a suspicious device on a plane.

The U.S. Airways flight 777 from Shannon, Ireland has landed and is being taken to a secure area to be searched.

There are reportedly 177 people onboard the Boeing 757.

The FBI, TSA and Philadelphia Police are investigating.

Some photos of the scene:

And one apparent passenger/crew member tweeting from the plane:

https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365178360764174337

https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365178467496628224

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https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365178599877251072

https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365180648559882240

He had tweeted nine hours earlier:

https://twitter.com/Patrick_Boylee/status/365044382941982720

http://instagram.com/p/ctQuWhEVdp/

Twitchy will continue to monitor and update.

Update:

More from Jeff Kolakowski, news assignment manager at Philadelphia’s CBS affiliate:

After being searched by police, TSA, and the FBI, the plane was cleared:

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