US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
7 T; z( x+ ^* J, Z4 L8 ]0 w5 ^* j% c- 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.
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' m6 u4 D7 c: p# t3 C; `tvb 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.9 @4 Y. i b0 G
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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.
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& W1 Q3 f; d' }% ^4 A4 X+ cTVBNOW 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。Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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4 T2 a& A$ {4 A+ r# Y! R公仔箱論壇Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched
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6 h9 Y* s+ T1 H3 f* A8 wtvb 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/ {; ~# v0 l X5 x! D0 S" }
: C$ x; n# B; ^# g7 z" p! e5.39.217.76The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel./ @/ v' O9 Z* I0 M* p
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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.
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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.. c, C) i. r8 v2 s
# S( n S9 k% i. p3 {% E. g" x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.
1 ]1 n8 x: B% v. h9 f! f; H5 s* e' dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBrag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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y) j/ W0 Q! `' Y8 R+ z# Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook
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! H/ f$ i- V; E) Q: {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.
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Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
( n% g Y- c L4 A公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. i" n4 s4 T- Z( U# ?
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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!'
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% F, s' Q5 x; n; Y( [) itvb 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.5.39.217.76& [. A; }; J. Y8 e4 D# _1 [/ T
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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.
& O) w$ y8 o; M: L/ v' w' z2 m5.39.217.76FBI 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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