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06/08/2014
Hoax Bomb Man Sectioned
A man arrested for claiming to have brought a bomb on board a Qatar Airways passenger plane has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
The 47-year-old was arrested at Manchester Airport after the plane, carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew, was escorted into land by the RAF.
It is understood that the pilot raised the alarm after receiving information from flight crew about a possible device on board.
Police have said that the man arrested over the incident has been assessed by medical staff and a mental health team, and has been sectioned "for a fuller assessment".
(MH/CD)
The 47-year-old was arrested at Manchester Airport after the plane, carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew, was escorted into land by the RAF.
It is understood that the pilot raised the alarm after receiving information from flight crew about a possible device on board.
Police have said that the man arrested over the incident has been assessed by medical staff and a mental health team, and has been sectioned "for a fuller assessment".
(MH/CD)
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