Bomb hoax goes very wrong

A reporter covering the European football championship, late and fearing he would miss his flight, called the airport from his mobile phone to anonymously say there was a bomb on the flight from the Italian city of Verona to Vienna. Metro reports.

"Since no announcement had been made he became the prime suspect. A check of his mobile phone confirmed police suspicions and he was arrested.

The fake threat closed air traffic at the airport for several hours while the bomb squad checked out the airplane. "

emily | 1:48 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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