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AFP, Dubai

A drunken British passenger sparked a bomb alert on Wednesday as an Emirates airline flight from Manchester in Britain landed at Dubai, an official for the carrier said.

"We can confirm there was an incident involving a passenger aboard EK20 from Manchester this morning after it had landed safely in Dubai," an Emirates official said.

The official said the passenger had an argument with one of the crew and then claimed a bomb was on the aircraft, which was later searched and no explosives were found.

"The captain immediately alerted the Department of Civil Aviation who took charge of the situation. The passenger is now in police custody," the official added.