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Flyer shouts Allahu Akbar, makes bomb threat on UK flight to send Trump a message

Flyer shouts Allahu Akbar, makes bomb threat on UK flight to send Trump a message

India Today5 days ago
An easyJet flight from London to Glasgow was forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday morning (local time) after a passenger began shouting "Allahu Akbar" and claimed to have a bomb onboard. He said he wanted to "send a message" to US President Donald Trump, who was at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland at the time.The incident occurred on easyJet flight 609, which had departed from London's Luton Airport shortly before 7 am and was en route to Glasgow when the 41-year-old man emerged from the restroom shouting, "I'm going to bomb the plane! Death to America! Death to Trump!"advertisementThe video of the incident went viral on social media.
The footage from inside the aircraft shows the man yelling before fellow passengers tackled him to the ground.The men holding the suspect in place could be seen then interrogating him, with several passengers slamming him as an "idiot" for threatening innocent people in a stunt directed toward Trump, New York Post reported.The passengers who overpowered the suspect were able to keep the man in place until the jet landed and police and airport officials confirmed there were no explosives on board as they took the suspect into custody.Scottish police are investigating the case, stating that the individual acted alone and poses no broader risk to the public.The suspect's outburst came at a time when Trump is staying at his Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire, less than an hour's drive from Glasgow Airport.SUSPECT CHARGED FOR MID-AIR DISTURBANCE: POLICEAuthorities confirmed the suspect has been charged in connection with the mid-air disturbance and is scheduled to appear in Paisley Sheriff Court.Footage has been circulating online showing the man on an aircraft who appears to shout "death to America, death to Trump" and "Allahu Akbar" – an Arabic phrase meaning "God is great", BBC reported.EasyJet also confirmed that a suspect had been arrested by police after the emergency landing.A passenger, who did not want to be identified, told The Sun, "He literally came out of the toilet shouting "Allahu Akbar" with his hands above his head.""Then he said 'I've got a bomb, I've got a bomb' - at this point people were confused," he added."He pushed the airline staff and was being aggressive towards them. He was a big guy, about six feet, and they were these petite women. When he pushed them, that's when things changed," The Sun quoted the passengers as saying."At that point, one guy managed to grab him from behind and pull him down, then everyone jumped on top of him.""The pilot announced he was making an emergency landing and took the plane down so quickly," he further added.- Ends
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