US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengersTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 y! p/ G# ?0 S: W- {
- Philadelphia-Dallas flight forced to do a u-turn after anonymous tipster told police passenger Christopher Shell was carrying explosives
- Shell was removed from the plane in handcuffs and taken off for questioning while the craft was searched
- He had been celebrating his 29th birthday - police believe it was a bad-taste birthday joke
- Nothing was found on either Shell or the plane
- Later wrote on Facebook: 'If u want an interview with me, it will cost u $$$!'
By Daily Mail Reporter
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A 29-year-old celebrating his birthday was the victim of a bomb hoax which forced the airplane he was traveling on to make a u-turn mid-air on Thursday, police said.
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An anonymous caller tipped off police that Christopher Shell was carrying explosives on board the US Airways Philadelphia-Dallas flight in what is believed to have been a bad-taste birthday joke.
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0 u9 I! e- ^7 B' PBut police and the airline took the allegation seriously and re-routed the plane, sending it back to Philadelphia International Airport, half an hour into the journey.
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7 N7 [% f) I1 K9 u( [, Y- STVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched
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Airport police received the bomb-scare call at around 7.30am claiming Shell was on his way to Texas, carrying a dangerous substance, and contacted the FBI.4 N* a* S4 ^, |# g2 ]( N m, \2 |
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0 v3 W2 |, g. F$ h& a% B ^5.39.217.76Shell was led from the jet wearing handcuffs after the craft made its emergency return to Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday morning.. b4 q) s6 S* `
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He was put him in the back of a police car and taken off for questioning, apparently very surprised to be caught up in the midst of the emergency.
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Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebooktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 ?: s2 T: R( n. n" n9 I- o
1 E) Y) `3 A+ O) a8 Q5.39.217.76'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'公仔箱論壇, E2 I# a' r6 [# `( w/ g
6 H) q, X, a* I' G9 s5.39.217.76Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.
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Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.公仔箱論壇* l" K& w3 T9 z2 J' f
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.
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He made a swift recovery, however, taking to Facebook to offer up his story in exchange for cash.
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'If u have questions or want an interview with me, it will cost u $$$ until then,' he wrote. 'Sry. Message me your offers as I'll go with the most $$$!'
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Earlier on he had posted: 'Im not going to lie, I'm pretty disappointed in US Airways currently. We just spent a half hour in the air to be notified that the plane, "has technical difficulties" and had to fly back! Flight 1267 CANCELLED. Gay!'公仔箱論壇 b5 y: s! f, q% B% U
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; N9 T0 s7 k7 u5 A; m( \7 h5 RNasty hoax: The US Airways plane was searched after being ordered back to Philadelphia International Airport following a report of explosives onboard
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Sullivan stressed that Shell is not a suspect but added that police are treating the hoax seriously because it had resulted in a heavy police response and a significant hassle for all those on board, he said.: Q7 P+ H3 [6 T. P& ?4 _& B
' p( K* b4 I! o9 r) i'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.
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The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.5.39.217.76" K+ j( V0 S" y1 G1 j: Q; w+ M
" Q, a3 x2 X8 X( C7 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 o. M/ K+ L- f$ X" Q: V" P
FBI Special Agent Richard Quinn said it was too early to speculate about what sort of charges could be filed against the caller, but they could be severe.+ L! w2 G' ]' @# D& [) f/ F3 ~4 _
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