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EasyJet Passenger Admits Fake Bomb Threat After Emergency Landing

Counter-terrorism officers are reviewing footage after the suspect admitted he had no explosive device.

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Overview

  • On July 27 during flight EZY609 from Luton to Glasgow, a 41-year-old man emerged from the toilets shouting extremist slogans and claiming he had a bomb to “send a message to Trump.”
  • Passengers and crew members overpowered and held the suspect in the aisle until the aircraft made an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport.
  • Police Scotland arrested the man upon landing and he remains in custody pending further inquiries.
  • Authorities found no explosive device on board, and the suspect admitted he had faked the threat.
  • Counter-terrorism officers are reviewing video evidence as part of the ongoing investigation.