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United Flight Diverts to St. Louis After Passenger's Bomb Claim

Bomb-squad screening cleared the plane, allowing the delayed flight to continue to Chicago.

Overview

  • United Airlines said Flight 380 from Dallas to Chicago landed safely in St. Louis to address a security concern.
  • Local bomb and arson teams with bomb-sniffing dogs searched the Boeing 737-700 after all 119 passengers and five crew deplaned.
  • Police arrested a passenger after he reportedly claimed a bomb was in his wife's luggage, though authorities have not released his identity or any charges.
  • The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the FBI was called to investigate the incident.
  • After the aircraft was cleared, the flight departed St. Louis and landed at O'Hare with a delay of about five hours and 33 minutes.