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Man arrested after reported bomb claim on Newark-to-New Orleans flight
The Associated Press reported that a 34-year-old man was arrested in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, after telling crew on a United flight from Newark that he had a bomb; the plane landed safely.
- New headline Was: “Man arrested after alleged bomb claim on Newark-to-New Orleans flight”
- Our desk updated its story
- ABC7 Los Angeles, PIX11 and NJ.com are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “A man is arrested after allegedly saying he had a bomb while aboard a flight bound for New Orleans”
- Our desk filed its story
Based on reporting by AP
A 34-year-old man was arrested after telling crew members he had a bomb on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to New Orleans, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said, according to the Associated Press1.
The office said the man began acting irrationally late in the evening and that the aircraft landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, where he was taken into custody without incident1.
He was booked at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center with communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing, the office said1.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it planned to investigate the incident on the United flight, a Boeing 737 Max 9 with 46 passengers and six crew members, the AP reported1.
United said the plane landed safely after a disruptive passenger incident and that law enforcement met the aircraft, according to the AP1.
