US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
) U' }# u- {+ k2 i5 I- 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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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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( ~0 J7 K* G5 a6 |公仔箱論壇 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.
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Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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" v @. q- Y k3 c公仔箱論壇Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searchedtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 d+ `; U, j5 J
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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.* T9 R1 p W( ~2 Z
, Z+ m1 c; Y2 Y! M+ c% @- uThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ Z- p- |# b5 v
$ b% C7 S( n4 ?! K8 D$ CHe 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.3 u0 }$ K( P7 [; ~7 u+ b& x3 V
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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. 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。8 R& s" |% E' J. ]. C0 ~
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cashtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 X) |) t( x$ K+ q8 {
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Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on FacebookTVBNOW 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。* j3 L0 {! b+ w" c5 V: P
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'And he was certainly stunned. And that's why this is no joke, this is no laughing matter.'5.39.217.76, k7 m. N4 u& X0 q0 X- q. Y0 O0 s
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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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8 J4 w7 o" |) \4 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。Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.( `2 a# C6 Q8 J# t& F! Q: a
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.5.39.217.76, F3 z* R3 }( @; @
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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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1 x0 y8 H- w+ U5 Z2 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEarlier 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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\- Z; k! d/ U* H% x; i0 \公仔箱論壇Nasty hoax: The US Airways plane was searched after being ordered back to Philadelphia International Airport following a report of explosives onboard公仔箱論壇8 G) p4 H! \* h6 f* Y: W! N# L! s
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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.
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'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.) ^3 v5 j9 p% I" C! W
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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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$ O: Z' I7 \! A6 Z8 GSullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
, T6 W+ _( q. l' M. v3 k5.39.217.76FBI 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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