Singapore Airlines flight bomb threat hoax, passenger arrested
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) on Wednesday announced that a bomb threat on Singapore Airlines flight SQ33 from San Francisco to Singapore was a hoax and the suspect involved arrested.
The MINDEF said this morning the Singapore Police Force (SPF) was informed of the bomb threat.
Preliminary investigations indicated that a 37-year-old male passenger had allegedly claimed that there was a bomb in a hand-carry bag, and had assaulted the crew.
The Singapore Armed Forces and SPF were mobilised immediately, said the defence ministry.
The air force’s F-16C/Ds escorted the aircraft to safety at Changi Airport, and teams from the Singapore Army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosives Defence Group and Airport Police Division were on site to verify the claims.
The threat was subsequently verified to be false, and the suspect has been arrested, said the MINDEF, adding that police investigations are ongoing.
Two air force fighter jets escorted the plane after a passenger made a hoax bomb threat.
The army was “mobilised immediately,” according to the defence ministry officials.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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