US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengersTVBNOW 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。- V e/ {, R4 {; x( ~: S& 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 $$$!'
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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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.3 {0 j3 u; s, Q( N7 F& c2 ]* r) L+ s8 |
/ {# ` Y; _. i# H% l- B5 fBut 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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Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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Emergency 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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The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.# f" g5 j& A6 k1 n, N
) h$ ]1 A/ N6 ~' O S2 O+ k6 s2 y7 }tvb 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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2 u( Y6 R& e2 j) o1 B( T- `& X7 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe 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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( l* i! F/ ^4 f3 p- X B5 s5 n5.39.217.76'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. 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。+ z$ E$ C4 R6 o
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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9 z R" W2 v6 B8 [( V! K, v# z6 G'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。# H8 D, Y- d) j) ^# g
4 Z) T! H1 _) J% A, B" C. y& n* GBomb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 S6 Y- |9 s. D2 X' t
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.
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7 M6 I U. i9 R9 q5.39.217.76He made a swift recovery, however, taking to Facebook to offer up his story in exchange for cash.
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' S7 q4 G9 u3 X e'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 $$$!'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( G3 \' z9 V3 n% I
7 u& {; b7 i7 n ?* xEarlier 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!'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。* A4 H3 | j( b; d/ m4 B. F! N
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! v& C2 M. C0 L$ h1 ATVBNOW 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。Nasty hoax: The US Airways plane was searched after being ordered back to Philadelphia International Airport following a report of explosives onboard
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' B" Z. {" N6 ?* t N
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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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( u' C+ ~' F v# J* T) D7 ?1 O: j; r: DEarlier, 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。5 s* e4 ^" a: S6 c e6 C/ g1 q' H0 ?
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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7 B/ H. u) S5 O1 Y; DSullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
: X# K: O7 b7 C4 Y: [' }8 U P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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