US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
! t, o1 ~. H3 j# ~5.39.217.76- 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.5.39.217.76: _! \% |3 p P3 T
$ U. ]& I' ?" T1 ltvb 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 l, f9 ]3 t- [! `* z7 g6 X
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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+ a: g" G" h# R# b0 l6 h6 X) b
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- z/ B0 h) ~8 P8 ?5.39.217.76Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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% k! C+ A# w* ^4 LEmergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searchedtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 B, H" L. F) K5 Q! u Y
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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.3 X) H& F* m) F( l! E- R
. a- s# B: p! V7 X! C2 {8 U0 y公仔箱論壇The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.公仔箱論壇9 I( B& C' `! A1 K2 R3 u3 x9 f
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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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N+ G1 K. |: B* p" FHe 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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. i8 g& T1 r S( Q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.
6 r# l. |& o2 h: H* @Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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p/ K1 a4 D9 s8 M: j( c5.39.217.76Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook
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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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1 R) l; c5 Q8 ^/ }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBomb 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.
, v# _9 o/ p% w8 L7 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.公仔箱論壇8 Q7 t$ Z; p: {$ M* F# ?
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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7 }5 R# V6 {9 t0 L0 [
: ^) K3 z2 K/ j2 _7 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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 $$$!'/ w A) R: n' ?% O( N/ W9 z( @
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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!'公仔箱論壇- H/ K5 L/ d! ^, L* M5 d
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7 R8 p9 Z! U v# v' v* }Nasty hoax: The US Airways plane was searched after being ordered back to Philadelphia International Airport following a report of explosives onboard0 k' y' F- b1 B( I
d- @# N3 k; a5.39.217.76Sullivan 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.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* ~9 h% M' Q0 x' K( Y) a/ F$ h
# Y/ X- |+ }5 i! V0 C公仔箱論壇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.
1 L; @' T) \) L2 G0 s- kThe airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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/ o `3 E. {$ z4 h' z5.39.217.76Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
9 f; {( g& S5 v( s, ? j* D5.39.217.76FBI 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.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。( | ?/ G9 g7 M+ Z+ F
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