US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
+ T ?: a$ R6 i3 g" ITVBNOW 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。- 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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4 J. I o1 }) k; aA 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 ?/ J6 N/ }. a1 @
9 M$ Q, H" y0 ptvb 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.5.39.217.76: Z+ p3 g* h+ _( L8 @5 i# P& g o
8 h, F0 }( u7 Q/ b/ IBut 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.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。9 N, t6 E' X% v z0 \) r
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# j: ] l: S; J" C$ j% E公仔箱論壇Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspectTVBNOW 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 C5 d" c# i; ?! e
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$ s7 S4 @1 ]' v5.39.217.76Emergency 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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+ C. i( I3 N7 n; W7 ]3 S, e4 X5 H公仔箱論壇The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 K0 S6 U! m# x
' d: B! U$ N4 P# r" q5 z& B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.- |- w( M6 m! A/ N$ c; M0 z, c
9 W( h, [& D& M+ {1 }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。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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, W P: z; m( Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.
. J5 }9 j( c5 O j/ ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBrag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cashtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 }# o& k, R9 u i% k- z1 g4 U: D
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Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook5.39.217.76. h3 i: a: ^0 o& x% G
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'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'5.39.217.76) b2 P8 W: P5 g! ]! I* a5 N6 K
1 w9 }; J8 U: i+ o1 j. `Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.
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' \: r% y" |+ p, |- W8 ]$ G5.39.217.76Police 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。* s% b1 b1 }) s9 x7 E/ v# W% v
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.
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1 ?) c. Q6 V: C! Q( Z M5.39.217.76He 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 $$$ until then,' he wrote. 'Sry. Message me your offers as I'll go with the most $$$!'5.39.217.76# @% v( R5 m7 i" |. D! W8 }
6 ^# N5 f- C4 H2 V7 o$ Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEarlier 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.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 f3 v6 P6 V- r3 n6 [- g9 V$ I2 X9 `
+ u4 s; `, h% B6 ^) E& M'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.1 C9 L/ F; J* E4 U6 C* j
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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.5.39.217.76. R, G7 `: d" A. b* N# j9 J) Y% U9 l
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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9 G y& d! Z% M+ L- ^+ P, ? |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。Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
. L* Q4 g8 I* E; H) }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.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。( Z4 Z J6 X9 e' V& {# }# K
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