US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
, H$ b9 e: i: D) t5 \& _. r7 E0 s公仔箱論壇- 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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# Y$ `* i3 E& A' YA 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.5.39.217.760 Y& I( s( |7 E1 s6 [" H- J
1 N. V; f# i9 B) h' D2 p# Z5.39.217.76 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.8 A0 J, k; \6 G3 a
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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.
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2 G u @% P1 J1 ^" T* m* SVictim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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9 ~2 p- Y5 Q- J7 k3 R* nEmergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched
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" }! c- i/ I4 i6 ]* vAirport 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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0 d% \9 j* C7 U" n5.39.217.76The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.
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' U! b9 g8 \4 x: hTVBNOW 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。Shell was led from the jet wearing handcuffs after the craft made its emergency return to Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday morning.
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2 a7 b7 {1 X# ?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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3 W1 c; W* C X0 L, I'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.
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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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Bomb 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.
7 H8 L9 o2 k* ~* Y6 c0 ~Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.公仔箱論壇+ M& s- I, Y- C( r" ] B. t
2 n- ^+ Y% @$ A$ `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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'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 $$$!'5.39.217.76& X5 l; z6 I1 D6 e2 W1 [
r7 R2 m' s' k8 uTVBNOW 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。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!'5.39.217.762 [8 d! }7 O0 u- p4 T. j7 [/ o1 `
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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 onboardTVBNOW 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。# t6 ]# B9 [! v# I* s3 h
, @. r8 E8 Z, U9 R* ~* ?8 h0 PSullivan 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.
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7 u& R7 k& q* B3 ~5 s'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.
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Earlier, an FBI spokesman said the flight was diverted because of a call reporting liquid explosives were on board. Sullivan declined to discuss the content of the call.
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
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