American Airlines inundated with terror threats after teenager arrested over al-Qaeda tweet

Dozens of Twitter users have sent 'threatening' tweets to American Airlines after a Dutch teenager was arrested.

American Airlines inundated with terror threats after teenager arrested over al-Qaeda tweet

The 'prank' messages are being sent to the airline in their droves, some claiming they have planted bombs on specific flights and dates.

User @ComedyBatman tweeted: "You really seem to not care that i'm about to bomb your plane that's headed to Paris. Btw, my name is Ahmed", while @AldoFernz wrote: "the bomb goes of in 3 hours".

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