US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
+ z4 ?- ^/ n0 L7 E) W1 A- 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 $$$!'
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% b" u8 x" e+ Q- ?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.6 H: X n6 ^/ {* P4 A! n
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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.; y& M9 N3 _ q
$ |# _( V* m# u" t+ h# p# a* _公仔箱論壇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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* j) }/ w, J8 j% s1 xVictim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect5.39.217.76; v8 Y* }% F( i% T \
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Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched/ x/ h. n5 ~" O2 _$ N5 r1 h- z
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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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The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.
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1 v. h2 k6 `. H2 j/ n* y5.39.217.76Shell 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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/ e& o% L! j) @, G公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76' r2 \, U, ?; m& ~" u9 D# @1 M" s" G
5 g8 g* [8 G8 d3 H; H公仔箱論壇'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. 公仔箱論壇5 a5 R9 u4 a2 z$ e ?: G3 k
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 Facebook
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'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'TVBNOW 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。- B" @; K' _0 F- H0 j9 D. P g
* V. u" r5 t7 ^+ z; w( q" O& A3 {公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.766 Q: | J$ r M* _- |# H6 {
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.公仔箱論壇( Z! Z$ J5 V2 r' f, \
$ y7 S7 O/ D( s; L% j( btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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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8 |0 f; M1 a. v% GEarlier 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!'
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- D& V2 m+ \# [/ e3 L8 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSullivan 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 N5 ]6 }" Z6 k: [" Y p
' v! l8 w/ k( Q) \8 u'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.
4 k* K* n& _$ S) b5.39.217.76The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
6 [) x: `8 w% i- u# NFBI 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.
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