Passenger arrested after plane bomb hoax

A 19-year-old German passenger was arrested by Gardaí today after a bomb alert caused an American airliner to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport.

Passenger arrested after plane bomb hoax

A 19-year-old German passenger was arrested by Gardaí today after a bomb alert caused an American airliner to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport.

The Delta Airlines jet, with 147 passengers on board, was en route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Atlanta, Georgia when it was forced to divert after a note indicating a bomb was aboard was found in the toilet.

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