US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
7 F& R: W: }1 k' l: H! t5.39.217.76- 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.- P' F/ b& r2 n4 r
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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." U2 f" |6 s- @% i
1 u( o% T/ \8 U# [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut 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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& Y7 K9 c4 }. `) uVictim? 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 searched0 G' I5 o1 B# V3 Y! K
0 s, {/ U c' y7 }/ J公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇- F, A7 Y& N9 m8 p7 z) m6 K$ y
# W- U! W2 l; d) A) b% d8 XThe plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.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。" W8 d# ?! l, M; X$ U
X/ Z" u. k }6 A8 R$ E公仔箱論壇Shell was led from the jet wearing handcuffs after the craft made its emergency return to Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday morning.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- U" S, a; r6 t, M4 I, b
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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.* @9 O2 G o, L |6 d9 s* k3 T) V: \
' ?6 n4 D; z8 n& w8 G' H+ T'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.
5 V+ C! c& D* L4 I( a! i# z; kBrag: 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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2 }# \$ l6 u' Q7 ~. Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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。$ h( X" ~' `3 R2 }' b6 ^* g7 D% @
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Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.' P+ s4 m- ?+ C6 |
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Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
9 X& S, G, L/ b3 t6 t3 _2 ^9 t; a公仔箱論壇Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' 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。2 v" x% u1 B8 l9 n7 Q- [
& Z) }3 o- g" c9 e, MHe made a swift recovery, however, taking to Facebook to offer up his story in exchange for cash.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ Z+ E6 k9 \: a' M' h1 D
. X9 v1 a/ y* w* g+ \'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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' o- g G. a& G/ s& `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!'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. _) p3 @. b9 C& `8 k
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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
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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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( J3 s. a, u& {" D( ]'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./ j0 D% J; D. M+ ^* d- a6 v6 {, I. i
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica 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。+ [2 ~$ T& ~- G) _3 ~
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.5.39.217.76* _* w; [: ]+ j
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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