US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers0 m5 x$ j! D' \
- 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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9 e/ C3 f& \6 L' I) w公仔箱論壇 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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But 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.5.39.217.76- ?5 L* i6 O: ]2 _
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# d8 b0 u8 I9 s4 Q8 Y, |! o1 qEmergency 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.
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( n* E, [' e9 \: B- `4 }0 R- B公仔箱論壇The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.
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Shell was led from the jet wearing handcuffs after the craft made its emergency return to Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday morning.公仔箱論壇/ \% P% i3 C" E9 R, Y6 c
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'He was obviously very alarmed, as I would be if heavily armed police officers entered a plane to take me off,' Philadelphia police Chief Inspector Joseph Sullivan said.
- @* N3 p% f# k3 \! wBrag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cashtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb W& r! [& ?. N9 \2 s3 w
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/ A4 N9 d+ _, U: W5.39.217.76Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook
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'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'
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g, z) s8 s" C3 k' I! m* K公仔箱論壇Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.5.39.217.76( ]' ~& W" ?, K: h8 n) ?
! q6 M$ r! i% p7 e: mPolice believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
1 M' @) H' {* T _9 S. jShell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.
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2 `' V& y' Q- G; t# ?% ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe made a swift recovery, however, taking to Facebook to offer up his story in exchange for cash.
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* b( J( `( @2 y" Y/ `3 L3 J7 T5.39.217.76'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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Nasty hoax: The US Airways plane was searched after being ordered back to Philadelphia International Airport following a report of explosives onboardtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' `( T4 r3 K# p& Z% ]( S
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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.8 q) ], m' U& T# e+ `# r- d
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'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said./ {/ Q* ^3 n4 X: a: Q6 V
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.! e' p A/ O$ @9 m* p" o6 k% j9 u7 y
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.: ^9 B! q3 L( T/ u9 A9 |8 N8 ?1 \
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