US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers5.39.217.763 r7 z2 G) N+ W$ w8 K$ Y
- 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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! I; T0 T2 g+ @' Z$ g+ ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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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6 S' r1 s7 F" P7 ZBut 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 searchedTVBNOW 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。) }% B1 D: {) @
7 }' \, ]/ h- s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6 F8 \/ v' A8 `9 P2 J. a
" i! @) K v& Q1 pThe 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。2 W! F& f5 ?! R N3 H* m- }$ M
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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.
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|7 D o3 |4 j7 Y! R'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. # e$ A+ A. ] Z3 T" s! M
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash5.39.217.765 \7 h& t8 g4 m/ V1 X$ j, S+ i' w3 A
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Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebooktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 U$ ]& }. c$ W$ y9 [. j
3 R w# @9 _3 v9 m$ x9 ~4 D& @( P7 U6 K'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'
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$ g8 G; J( {; V* C公仔箱論壇Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.公仔箱論壇( E7 t& i8 }2 \0 p- e# H
5 e" |) ]8 f9 \) ?公仔箱論壇Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.3 o1 [* J% D! ^' E7 Y
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.
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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!'
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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.- q4 K- P! d8 {' ~! g
4 g8 F5 T; A% z# R2 d% P! J- |& A'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.
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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 `" a: G( ]% M4 B2 M4 Z& Z
, G7 N. E* J9 p0 s5.39.217.76Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
( c9 J$ ^/ {; J2 \' g" ?3 wFBI 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.5.39.217.76) u% x) I& |6 q, {& r% ?" R$ z9 g
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