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。* |( e! E" f) P% r5 _
- 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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! e/ `+ e$ ^6 b. T2 N公仔箱論壇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.www3.tvboxnow.com2 o% \9 e' X* ~" f% K
+ {/ z+ l. y2 }$ Q- x$ p0 J& E 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,bttvb6 j- G* X& w6 _4 U
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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.www3.tvboxnow.com, i7 |, w& d2 s- r6 s( w
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* d0 L* Q% z' r8 u+ ]; S7 ?" ~www3.tvboxnow.comVictim? Police said Christopher Shell (pictured) is not considered to be a suspectwww3.tvboxnow.com; B+ B7 k$ `& U/ ]0 I: {
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+ }- d0 P0 ]5 N' K' O. F6 R: c" p0 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched
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% R7 j0 e$ Y9 F! s) E4 v9 aAirport 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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) T! i3 G2 D* x0 z* p1 ?% r% U& SThe plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.
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0 I. Y/ S: ?4 h& Q6 {$ f0 kTVBNOW 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。Shell was led from the jet wearing handcuffs after the craft made its emergency return to Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday morning.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 C. {$ e, s T5 ?- l" P3 x6 l1 [
' i6 e; F& K" ~& s' I i) c0 h0 QHe 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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$ e$ Q: l1 A7 n5 q'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。* _% a% J- \4 x' y* r1 s8 P
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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$ y5 t3 Y" s5 X. E+ HRant: 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.'& R' P. x& u4 N3 W
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Bomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.www3.tvboxnow.com5 S' F; ^ j# w3 J
1 S f* b* T& aTVBNOW 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。Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 n3 A! d4 m" v+ T0 _1 T$ B. _! U' L
Shell did nothing wrong and was the victim of 'a pretty nasty trick,' Sullivan said.
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9 { W- x" P6 b6 O% DHe made a swift recovery, however, taking to Facebook to offer up his story in exchange for cash.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 N$ N* D+ W0 D% T, I- T# q: a) n
7 p% C. F3 s3 j, ctvb 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 $$$!'
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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!'
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5 j: d7 J* O; Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNasty hoax: The US Airways plane was searched after being ordered back to Philadelphia International Airport following a report of explosives onboard* ~- B% t* s r# j& r5 b: F' d" V: `
& z" a' U$ V# A H. ESullivan 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.- p( `0 j" F) \2 g. t
8 {* O$ h; p1 g+ |3 M'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.
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/ n: d( a; t( }% ~7 X( _! Q- ?# ^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.
8 F7 O% i1 i) i% i8 b# iThe airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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* B6 s0 }& C2 w: B. D" c h( {4 G/ f公仔箱論壇Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.
4 o8 k# s. b2 M, F7 X7 j: L2 }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.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。' C/ w8 |: k! M% o$ D
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