US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengerstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 O3 e& Q- H5 |; g8 B& q
- 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.) H8 _6 n( a3 J5 `( e( V
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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.5.39.217.761 N2 ^: T4 u$ N5 L9 p4 }
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$ Q$ t# y! }) k% A公仔箱論壇Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect' j' B1 B0 @1 [& G3 p; w l$ s
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Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched5.39.217.76+ D6 J9 o9 _$ }$ u2 D( U8 k, E
" D5 [; g$ N4 f- Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAirport 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% H$ B% k% k X- H
9 \0 M; Y! y; q# v# n/ O公仔箱論壇The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.
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! N: S; u& ]1 w0 M) x, BTVBNOW 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。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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'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.
' T4 [+ H" N+ i& [0 ^- P' [" mBrag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cashtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb @4 F7 K& z$ N j# W4 q
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Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook
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'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'
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Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.* U: }$ l8 k8 a, p4 K! r9 x
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Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.
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0 x$ q5 ] U/ _) Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe 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 $$$!'
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$ _% ~& X# P9 n9 s9 yTVBNOW 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。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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7 u/ Q( [3 U2 S* |tvb 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.
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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.
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
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