US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers
s+ s9 J" s4 R7 y- 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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! G w8 d3 S" V* Z) KA 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.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& ]7 ^0 a/ b* }/ R) e8 s* ^7 y
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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.
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) O9 N" I n& q2 y$ ^" Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut 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 suspectwww3.tvboxnow.com: q+ c+ w3 g0 T9 n: ?# k
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Emergency u-turn: Christopher Shell was removed from the craft while it was searched7 ]+ B) B4 \( s B7 m E. [, c
9 Y- A6 V/ g: u( U4 J2 i# w' YAirport 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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0 {7 U# u r$ y3 t B$ Ywww3.tvboxnow.comThe plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.www3.tvboxnow.com3 N, ?( }- G7 r& P1 w
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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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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.
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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. : s/ S; [, W& Y E) |" I- K
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cash
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7 n3 w2 d+ m( @) t) w6 w公仔箱論壇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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% {& g X8 p/ N5 l" _+ |$ uBomb technicians and specially trained dogs searched the plane but found nothing illegal or hazardous, Sullivan said.7 x9 J/ b& D) F4 M t
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Police believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
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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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'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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b Y6 T$ T' s' r0 a* V: u( X# JTVBNOW 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。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!'www3.tvboxnow.com9 t4 n: ?5 e) ^+ K9 F* w/ k4 v
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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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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.3 u) h! A( k) u- P: d
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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.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 S4 \( C3 O- I
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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: [+ Q, L/ P7 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFBI 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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