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Private jet arrives in Barbados 12 hours after sonic boom Mark Duell and Amie Gordon and Jack Wright For Mailonline and Andrew Levy For The Daily Mail © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A private jet has arrived in Barbados 12 hours after a sonic boom was heard by millions of people in England when two RAF fighters were scrambled to intercept it. Witnesses described a noise like a bomb or doors slamming as the Typhoons raced to the plane, which took off in Germany before losing contact with air traffic control. People in London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire an...

The sonic boom was caused by a fighter jet. Image: @debbiekaye A sonic boom has been felt over London and the rest of the south east today, with alarmed residents reporting an explosion or an "enormous bang." The noise cleared the skies just after 1pm (January 12), with people from south London, Essex and Cambridgeshire reporting hearing an explosion of some kind. Dozens have taken to social media to share their alarm and confusion, with one person in Chelmsford describing their whole home shaking. Social reports have compared to the noise to a gas explosion, or a thunderstorm. In s...