2 held for 'Iran' remarks at Heathrow Airport

Two passengers have been arrested in connection with a disturbance on a British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London, Daily Mail reported.

The men, believed to be Israeli passport holders were taken off the airliner when it landed at Heathrow Airport.

The men, aged 28 and 33, were accused of being disruptive on a plane, they repeated made comments about Iran.

A source told Sky News the men had been "repeatedly disruptive during the flight and had made inappropriate and potentially threatening comments regarding Iran and the possible route of the aircraft."

The pilot contacted London and armed police boarded the plane to arrest the men, at around 3pm. They remain in custody being questioned.