Air France pilot held after 'plane blast' remarks

An Air France pilot was detained after he allegedly made remarks about the plane blowing up as his baggage was being screened at New York’s Kennedy Airport, authorities said today.

Air France pilot held after 'plane blast' remarks

An Air France pilot was detained after he allegedly made remarks about the plane blowing up as his baggage was being screened at New York’s Kennedy Airport, authorities said today.

An alarm went off as the pilot’s checked luggage was sent through a screening machine yesterday, and he was called back to the machine, according to Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Amy von Walter.

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