US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
2 a( h/ U# Z* p) @* o, Q9 r; LTVBNOW 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 $$$!'
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- V+ z8 d8 t* b# E6 v4 t: O5.39.217.76A 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, H# O7 e( A$ f1 z' V
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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.! L! T$ V; i0 ^0 O$ w( a
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' z% W6 F' v# r& q
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( @9 Z" i% M) J# iVictim? 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 searched7 W- u$ r$ o: O [( A0 p
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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.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。$ W* T$ G, i6 J6 r& m" h
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The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& ^) S) |' _4 l+ ?/ f4 p# m0 o
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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.5.39.217.76* Y3 u7 k5 N# |1 L5 _
9 C! d4 t9 e: Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe 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.
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. n1 d) C5 f. wTVBNOW 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。Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook5 q! h0 V3 l* |' D
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'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'/ U$ P9 Z! K$ l# \% |
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Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said. b7 k) H9 H8 x. |
2 I4 G% G% f! S$ S公仔箱論壇Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.0 }+ S3 }1 R4 ^! t3 E) P' S( l- z
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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; V+ a6 c# @) h! C& N公仔箱論壇'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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1 X( J% I+ o, d( [# u# IEarlier 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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. K8 y& v8 `) ~+ f j: `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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+ Y! o# t4 \. ~4 A2 M& A7 L/ g0 @公仔箱論壇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.2 V0 l1 C- c- {; Z' a4 t% e
# c. G9 u6 x; H" E公仔箱論壇'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.8 U! `0 T1 w; K& ~1 I5 x) ]
# t. _: E! A8 c" {1 ?/ d3 wEarlier, 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.公仔箱論壇. E6 G/ I2 X; Y+ T- b
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.; B! ]4 x0 h+ ?" o1 z- 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.公仔箱論壇7 z0 V$ k( J5 Q3 B$ z) v
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