US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengerstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 s c$ H' a* C& `
- 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 A# ^- e4 @: f- `4 p- d# A9 f
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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.公仔箱論壇0 r6 a& ]9 R) i& f5 n3 L. Q
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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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- v# k4 C3 y( x: c) ~Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspecttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ a+ M% A$ I/ r8 F, A; R- `* E
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Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched
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$ `- E+ o3 g! d# c' m5.39.217.76Airport 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' f9 ^8 O4 y8 z7 T
2 @2 `, d5 p I; n0 r& L2 z公仔箱論壇The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.公仔箱論壇* G4 p' O6 i- K% G5 C( g6 \. \) C. t
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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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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.$ s# n3 i4 K7 [2 Y; n
! b! i1 w# W, n. W. b+ S- Q0 w& Z'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6 M! a; v! E/ Z7 m( F
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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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。+ T5 d- M/ r: E9 T& _" B C* {
+ B4 C" o1 F; d' }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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 P. j% a: o* s$ V6 y
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# C2 v2 y" y8 A. P) s" b& x |
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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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'If u have questions or want an interview with me, it will cost u $$$ until then,' he wrote. 'Sry. Message me your offers as I'll go with the most $$$!'* o. S2 p- Z+ Y7 y: r* c
- g9 \0 A! j1 |8 P公仔箱論壇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!'
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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.; B" \* r' t3 X. W+ @7 U/ w- v. i
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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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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。& l. |* E& |5 M! t# |% {
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.9 @( t: u$ a# e* ^
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
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