US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
1 h% H- Z1 b6 p% @5 K. c2 Z- 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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$ L7 ^7 y _$ s, d2 g7 k: h `( p7 _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。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.
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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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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.公仔箱論壇0 Z% @5 w: f0 D( O0 w+ j7 z
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& [% f' W, s8 s1 L% Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbVictim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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5 w7 K ^& j1 M9 y$ O! V- AEmergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched
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1 B# T2 C" `" r" g4 a- d X9 U2 O- 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。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! w1 G4 o2 t# z/ Q3 ^
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The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.
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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.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。& W0 D( C& _$ ]) ~7 S
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( z: M$ F6 \1 B! V5 h% |% B, H* t公仔箱論壇'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.
s! m6 j, f" B9 G5.39.217.76Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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0 C! D! g6 u8 Z: I) Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook" T9 t: E X/ \; k) D3 R+ |
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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.
+ t8 o8 } s% l, o& RShell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.3 M" Z) P1 _, M2 h, d* x4 |
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He made a swift recovery, however, taking to Facebook to offer up his story in exchange for cash.5.39.217.76' ]; k$ @1 ]& q+ X
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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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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!' [9 Z6 x7 \9 n4 b5 n% Q# ~
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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。/ N R0 ^' v; @6 G) f3 N- f# Q/ a
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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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3 K) D" e S, i2 x& PTVBNOW 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, 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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{2 ~' s- H& r8 _( VSullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.公仔箱論壇) ?6 {" |: ?& ^8 w
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.8 {( [, X& k S2 n
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