US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers9 a( w3 C/ S% J5 P; Z, b, [
- 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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! k2 I9 T4 _8 LTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, p" A6 x2 o% L
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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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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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' @9 m) a2 v/ t+ s6 m公仔箱論壇Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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! b5 L, k0 F& r1 {0 j5.39.217.76Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searchedtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, D% h. }$ v/ Q: c) v
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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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9 E' Q& w5 g. b9 R/ y# c2 q! Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShell 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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) ]7 }: F" b- W6 U5.39.217.76He 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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'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. . J6 v7 \5 |5 u! h, K
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cashTVBNOW 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。* A R' q( r2 k$ {+ H7 f) t
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Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook! K0 M" V1 _% \8 C5 K: s' r$ F2 L6 A
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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.5.39.217.76- q2 U7 e; g, ~+ k0 {: C0 k7 g
" m L! g, ]" x' N1 L' R公仔箱論壇Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
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He made a swift recovery, however, taking to Facebook to offer up his story in exchange for cash.5.39.217.76- i9 F9 j @2 |+ G& Y" v
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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 $$$!'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。1 b0 ?, W7 z( W& ~3 [) c% p- x* K
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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!'5.39.217.761 C' D! H0 O% Q3 s0 V+ ]: l
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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 onboard! U$ u1 Y8 t% A( L: }, h. @
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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.
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'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.
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; _' |3 {/ x0 E( stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEarlier, 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.
: s9 e; Y6 Z& ~* R3 p, NThe 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.
5 ?, G) @2 a' q$ [公仔箱論壇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.
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