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.