US Airways plane turns round mid-air after birthday bomb hoax is played on one of its passengers' w% {& r$ q. R% D
- 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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5 k0 H W. `9 L3 Fwww3.tvboxnow.comA 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,bttvb8 ?9 P* Q+ E3 n
; S( ]* R* a# P# t+ Z* U 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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( z, y. B o) }' Qtvb 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 suspect
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& i" P' I" P$ Y$ B2 w公仔箱論壇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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The plane returned to Philadelphia where it was met by a slew of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.www3.tvboxnow.com) d' V& y8 D. p3 P# ?2 G+ g
( R% k* D8 ]3 x# f6 {+ b6 eTVBNOW 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.
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0 V/ e7 B% ?" h1 {+ B0 @9 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe 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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* V6 X4 U' B- E' }'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. 1 U0 @* ^1 H& R* h8 F& B& V. b; @
Brag: Christopher Shell quickly recovered from his shock to offer up his story in exchange for cashtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 `- B0 k$ `9 F3 F
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I: e% t2 {6 L9 @" Q3 T) }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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 M2 ?: B7 N' S1 I N
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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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4 e T. ` n9 |, V2 O: yPolice believe the scare was a practical joke, played on Shell as he celebrated his 29th birthday, NBC reported.
. t+ C- b) d& lwww3.tvboxnow.comShell 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.
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% _) k% a5 a2 z3 u8 Q: w/ Y'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 $$$!'* l) Z. h5 k( O6 d- }
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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!'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# o, g+ _: n+ I! w3 t7 I
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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 onboardTVBNOW 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。( z* Y% W* o; P& p3 L% Y
: F4 B2 l6 ~: [5 Z2 k7 p/ j0 mSullivan 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.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。6 n6 f% ^7 \! F. k! D7 F
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'It's just an incredibly foolish and irresponsible thing to do and, bottom line, it's criminal,' Sullivan said.公仔箱論壇+ }- u8 D% i+ C$ G9 ^+ W
: p' r3 P' R' A6 X. A6 j9 @公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇% S v% k- s4 y( G/ ^1 }# f
The airplane had 69 passengers and five crew members on board, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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Sullivan said the investigation into the phone call had been turned over to the FBI.公仔箱論壇2 _$ ]2 ?4 H2 K: c) K3 ^
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.
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