A man is due in court in the US to face extradition proceedings in connection with a fake bomb alert.

AN Australian teenager who underwent a 10-hour ordeal with what she thought was a bomb strapped to her neck emerged yesterday to say she was “alright” as police stepped up their investigations.

POLICE were hunting a masked man who chained a fake bomb to a young woman’s neck after breaking into her wealthy family’s home in an extortion attempt that Australia’s prime minister said resembled “a Hollywood script”.

A masked man broke into the home of a wealthy family, chained a fake bomb to a teenage girl's neck and left a note of demands behind as part of an elaborate extortion attempt, Australian police said today.

A YOUNG Australian woman was freed from a suspected bomb collared around her neck yesterday after 10 hours of drama that captivated the nation, with police saying they were still investigating the incident.