Boy, 16, arrested in US plane hijack plot

A teenage passenger has been arrested in Tennessee for plotting to hijack a plane from Los Angeles to Nashville, the FBI said today.

Fri, 25 Jan, 2008 - 07:50

A teenage passenger has been arrested in Tennessee for plotting to hijack a plane from Los Angeles to Nashville, the FBI said today.

Agency spokesman George Bolds said the 16-year-old boy from California was removed from Southwest Airlines Flight 284 on Tuesday night by authorities at Nashville International Airport and found with “suspicious” items.

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