US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers公仔箱論壇3 h; t4 O3 D+ }2 \: ] x
- 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.! A) f& \1 d: u: f
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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1 U5 @6 Q5 c" [" P
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2 J z3 x7 w% }$ H2 YVictim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect5.39.217.76$ l" q( M- o2 `0 u& R
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Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched
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/ F) @$ M2 [) D! S+ s$ l* J公仔箱論壇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.
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The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.公仔箱論壇! n0 z& a) L( q* R
( c$ R/ f9 l6 i. I+ P7 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShell 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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) @! C& p' a- F& s4 G4 D; {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.
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5 e6 w: |5 b% b5.39.217.76'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。. M" d' r* p! i
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash公仔箱論壇% y3 Q6 w. r* L9 r- m& O
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" ] Y8 _% K; ~- L公仔箱論壇Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook+ _4 F; n" O1 v; V" o
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9 A4 b) k3 L6 i2 `& |7 SBomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, 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。: s5 ~/ w. Z$ [
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Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.5.39.217.76, |, ~) H- Y6 O8 x
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.$ p6 m% }# m1 s
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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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'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 $$$!'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。' @. j7 @ o) n
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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 d( C: z# c* n! U/ Y9 T* [0 v0 _
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& ?, a+ ~2 O! o5 T2 f9 t$ f; ^tvb 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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@( `+ a F* [" j& _/ T" h& _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。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.5.39.217.76- P( l# t$ i$ K+ C& f! p
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'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.6 @; S* S# g# c) v; U! A
0 L, N b: R) ^" [6 F) eEarlier, 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.5.39.217.76; S5 \6 s/ y D" x* W+ [: V- J/ V$ c
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 ~1 K4 u l. o
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
6 o, ?1 w' m/ g2 d2 c" L6 nFBI 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.4 d% r7 t: {' e
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