US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
, Y/ s! E* h! E$ F9 ~4 D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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) s0 {; M& N& @4 O4 r, b5 H* G! A5.39.217.76A 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 c- N; \# Q$ q9 X
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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., V: u2 b* @# F8 ]' \( S) G8 _
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Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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" U# j% k1 o; @/ I2 bEmergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched
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/ h0 ]6 U' ?0 i5.39.217.76Airport 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.公仔箱論壇* B; _' V5 x" I+ h4 }) m; q* W" F
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The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.' t/ L4 o6 M* ?- Q: |/ p2 U Y
, I7 {+ X6 E, H) A. j8 ], |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.
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, a9 d8 w' ?# g* j) W8 `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.公仔箱論壇. F* W/ b. E0 B2 ^
+ `3 Y1 K6 r* ]5 z- _ H/ U# 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.
) z9 |! n7 w0 F公仔箱論壇Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash5.39.217.76/ S X4 m4 C* q, S
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4 m2 ^ v& F; `0 |4 b: @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook( ~8 |- x; c8 C, Q" Q6 c
9 `9 T, U% L G( _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.公仔箱論壇: z7 f, D* l' ?
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Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
; K: Z+ i) @3 z公仔箱論壇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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3 ~0 u& h" x5 @$ P! J'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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3 H' ]) B. P) U& ]7 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEarlier 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!'5.39.217.76- Q# V. D5 X/ ^- d7 k- L" e4 ^7 @
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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。/ c2 h2 o C ?" L$ G6 y. v* L) t
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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.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。( i6 X, ?! f6 G7 c4 i5 j
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# X- g# Y; ~# l' l公仔箱論壇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.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。+ d7 H/ ]) [8 C& Y, {" p' _) G
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.; U$ g) b( I6 f; d+ k* @
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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.公仔箱論壇9 {* S# }1 d( A& V/ M3 U
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