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- 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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+ x6 J0 c# {# Y0 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" i0 x- N1 S! N. \& X
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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9 L) i ~! _3 W0 J7 m2 P( [% ~& K( v
: X- ~ @9 h0 b: C, p7 TBut 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 g; d1 w. r- O) d, T8 B2 v
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% x& N9 }% G& O5.39.217.76Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched5.39.217.768 e: O. D1 ]6 q7 p v* F) }3 g5 z) @
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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.' Y3 T) m& c2 k; X
) x$ j! ~& O) s1 S& _- T5 u' cThe plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.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。, X& ?& W: [. g" F. v" I/ y( y3 q
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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.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。3 k9 v( H$ b# K# V
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 [7 ~3 z3 V, |
4 R( W4 N$ G( H$ t' i# I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.
: a" Y% z1 a. M& B; D2 }- }Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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Rant: 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.'公仔箱論壇 ^' B$ t" M. @1 t5 w
8 j0 V0 M1 ~2 E& x1 d" }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。Bomb 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。5 J0 o. e t y0 x) f8 R9 k
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Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.5.39.217.769 @+ h: ]1 x. W, o
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.9 S: v6 y4 Y) w/ w" E3 G
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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) |0 f# S# S! i* Y
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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6 ^$ i& O0 f& H; x
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Nasty 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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9 t, `5 H+ Z8 P# J, N& Z, ntvb 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./ E" x+ |1 s+ P& u/ R
$ q9 c$ ?; K! S1 z) \) c3 l5.39.217.76'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.5.39.217.76% `' l* ?7 I- g' R9 |
* y! v! t( d' S8 r4 |: vEarlier, 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.$ n' O3 u" Q+ e. S* F3 @
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.公仔箱論壇; R/ G: \1 p" C5 i
5 \' n# m% Q' f0 [, G; xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
/ o3 ?2 N) c1 Y/ p' o3 x' M. SFBI 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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