US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
! n S% f7 U w& T9 ~2 Twww2.tvboxnow.com- 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.www2.tvboxnow.com. J; P8 U* `; h. s8 s
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 {. t6 M, r0 t1 L* \8 w
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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.www2.tvboxnow.com0 F# Z; O C: e/ ]9 ], q! m& Y# E
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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( ^) _, Q) U, H2 X4 W- d
/ O x0 c$ P1 w8 _: Dwww2.tvboxnow.comAirport 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.
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+ d. l9 f& l3 [# Xwww2.tvboxnow.comShell 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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( V1 h4 E: ?/ e1 W公仔箱論壇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.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。2 a; ]* f% r# Z8 [' q6 [! O
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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. www2.tvboxnow.com. H W' U% U5 a9 x5 h
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.'
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Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.( y8 D- Q* q- ~3 _ i+ ^. s' q
1 w+ q) }+ k1 p: A. Z公仔箱論壇Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.www2.tvboxnow.com% h5 b9 d5 d1 Q# b" m1 P
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.公仔箱論壇! g2 M8 f; D" u5 {' A1 \
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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 $$$!'7 h9 ?8 I( [: U( k
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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!'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。9 L2 F' d# A; \! ]) l
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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公仔箱論壇. D4 M; Q5 R. D1 I, O, H% Z) A" D
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 e" C3 ?9 s; a9 }4 V+ _
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'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.- Q+ T2 ^) [4 Y0 c
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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.
( s/ c4 P# ~/ ^+ G1 R8 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.公仔箱論壇5 K0 d, F, j, e) C& [0 K2 j9 B
/ K2 G+ k4 i: Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
% x1 \& H$ p5 L6 Mwww2.tvboxnow.comFBI 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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