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US: Flight diverted after passenger's threatening message 'I'm hijacking the plane'

Dr. Asim RazaEditor International & Diplomatic Affairs • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
US: Flight diverted after passenger's threatening message 'I'm hijacking the plane'

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • A passenger in the US was arrested for allegedly writing an in-flight message threatening to 'hijack' a plane, prompting a United Airlines f.
  • According to American website ABC Seven, the 25-year-old is accused of writing in one message that he was "going to hijack this plane" and ".
  • The document did not specify from which source the message was sent or to whom it was addressed.

A passenger in the US was arrested for allegedly writing an in-flight message threatening to 'hijack' a plane, prompting a United Airlines flight to be diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff on Saturday.

According to American website ABC Seven, the 25-year-old is accused of writing in one message that he was "going to hijack this plane" and "just destroy your row".

The document did not specify from which source the message was sent or to whom it was addressed.

According to Las Vegas police, they received a report of a man making 'terroristic threats' on a flight to Newark, New Jersey on Saturday night, after which he was taken into custody.

The man has been booked on charges of making threats or providing false information related to an act of terrorism, which carries a prison sentence of one to 20 years.

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Dr. Asim Raza

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