Plane bomb threat sent using SMS

A 35-year-old man from north Queensland (Australia) has been charged with issuing a bomb threat using a mobile phone text message, reports 7News Stories.

"Police said a hoax text message was sent to a Cairns mobile phone number around 5.15pm (AEST) Friday, saying there was a bomb on board the Air New Zealand plane departing Cairns for Auckland.

Police were able to track the sender of the message through the phone number."

emily | 8:14 AM | News, Buzz |
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