US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers" l# E# v) ^; l' [7 y! d
- 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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% F+ }" m4 S5 ] v9 L8 M5.39.217.76A 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.; Z/ Y; X* N7 ~) F' p: ]; B
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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.公仔箱論壇) Z1 A0 \) A1 {# P! R
- B) V, _( F3 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut 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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2 ^0 E ~' F f% l$ ]. P! oTVBNOW 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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6 b8 l8 a% s2 D7 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmergency 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.5.39.217.761 O6 {+ i) G4 u r+ }$ Y; j/ r3 p
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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; m+ O2 w/ M+ p/ [" p5 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 Y2 k* v0 S1 a* k$ @8 A
0 w5 o4 R: o: b5 Y5.39.217.76He 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. + S7 w# v) r. }, a
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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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.9 A. n7 `: z- Y; Z0 |% E# H2 ?# ^: r4 J
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Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
, }( r* i6 J/ F) i5.39.217.76Shell 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.公仔箱論壇" A# ?$ E: s- d, A2 n4 e
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'If u have questions or want an interview with me, it will cost u $$$ until then,' he wrote. 'Sry. Message me your offers as I'll go with the most $$$!'3 H$ o8 U0 ?' a9 f# P; B
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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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# @+ E* Z2 y* M- Y$ C; T% q+ V% m0 s% Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNasty 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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5 K* f @5 ~6 Z. ]( hSullivan 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.5.39.217.76* M2 m% `+ p8 Y3 d( x, G5 `; Z
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The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.1 i, ~! p1 y+ l7 f5 ~/ @$ P5 p
, a5 h$ w" Y. @. 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。Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
( ?1 }/ c8 V$ z6 ^' h3 v公仔箱論壇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.
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