US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengersTVBNOW 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。( Y; }1 ~3 Z1 ?& q
- 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.5.39.217.76) L7 {9 M# y0 e. O) j
5 Q$ Z7 M: \4 ?( {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./ a5 t% J! h' o* C$ N
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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.1 p1 B, ~; ?0 Z+ z' T9 N, r
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Victim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspect
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Emergency 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.
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5 v5 y8 z3 K0 w& u3 F公仔箱論壇The 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。 E9 ] U7 u8 _2 }) i8 h7 U) b
. F8 s6 N# k) H6 V$ p/ W4 A5 I公仔箱論壇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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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.0 P& S' }+ P# d0 @
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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.
, n7 Y" P, ~$ X, y' GBrag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash3 V: x$ S# ~8 Y9 t# M
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$ ?* Q! J* i0 ]; e. g( B5 R公仔箱論壇Rant: Shell moaned about the flight on Facebook5.39.217.768 c7 R2 g6 L( Q" E( F
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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.
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3 {" C, {! g. y2 H. y5.39.217.76Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
0 {/ X$ P7 o' w; L7 x0 _1 a' u- ^0 G- otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, M- s' O# U0 [; d
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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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, _( m' s' R+ ~7 t8 X'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 $$$!'! G# t0 D. l' [' X8 H; I/ L
5 u: u, V9 s1 N+ Z' N) KEarlier 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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+ m& Y7 f, {3 n+ NNasty 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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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." B( @( [' u$ S6 [9 F/ @
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4 m+ r7 j5 j* C5 l# i% @( y/ wEarlier, 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.: X' E* W. x4 N* U; k
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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5 Q) O$ A1 G* Z# PTVBNOW 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.
! W( D' m2 D# x8 J! j! i _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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# W y% {5 V8 `! C) O5 O1 b0 e
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