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A sonic boom was heard over parts of the UK today as a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon raced to intercept a private jet over the south of England. The intercepted aircraft is a Bombardier Global Express registered to Empire Aviation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

According to data from FlightRadar24.com , the intercepted private jet was due to fly from Nice, France, to London Stansted Airport (STN). However, the jet flew past Stansted while being followed by the Eurofighter Typhoon. A Simple Flying reader who heard the sonic boom told the publication,

"It was definitely a sonic boom, and I tell you what, it scared the s*** out of me"

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