US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
! e0 Z) H6 d/ n, Z6 M _- 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 $$$!'
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w. n2 h: j: C* K9 g9 o* [7 N公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76# f _0 E4 D, x7 {9 d! }/ g
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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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Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect5.39.217.768 a" I1 P& y6 D3 O! \' y
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Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searchedtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ G+ O, c- J' j1 a4 k
" c5 t9 R1 s( i( D( E5.39.217.76Airport 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.
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% h7 N9 V h5 S D! c5.39.217.76The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.
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" Z+ Y+ r: j, r( k- g6 |; DShell was led from the jet wearing handcuffs after the craft made its emergency return to Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday morning.- f5 b8 a0 l( G1 e2 P5 q) w
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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.
. V$ Z2 R( h$ o4 n8 i, V5.39.217.76Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cashtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 M3 h& C+ |! S" V% c! ]0 Q
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Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook/ B5 @( r" k' S# H% e; K5 T
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'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'$ w6 H2 d* @) I( _/ l' a
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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.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。+ _. D2 @+ W/ Z( q
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.
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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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9 D3 F" g, m: T- X3 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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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z3 Q1 I. I. {- Y1 C* D5.39.217.76Earlier 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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9 b; P M( L; I; g7 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSullivan 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.公仔箱論壇( y2 _4 k7 Y& V4 T) i' X* l
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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。4 L2 e# @2 ]0 N, V
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 S' O% n- T; A7 A" @3 o
# `; R" ]2 T5 n6 LSullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
8 C* G$ O" a: e( d: P5.39.217.76FBI 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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