JetBlue Passenger Could Face 10-Years Imprisonment for Bomb Scare Threat
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – A U.S. passenger travelling on a JetBlue flight (#1008) out of the Dominican Republic bound for New York could face imprisonment of 10-years for threatening to set off a bomb on the flight.
The incident occurred last Thursday during an evening scheduled flight to the Big Apple from the Caribbean island. JetBlue was forced to return to the Dominican Republic after one-hour into its flight.
The man claimed to be a terrorist and demanded that the plane return to the Dominican Republic.
The aircraft after it had landed back at Las Americas Airport was directed to the North ramp of the runway where the aircraft was boarded by authorities and the individual who made the bomb threat was taken away in handcuffs according to reports out of the Dominican Republic. Passengers were then allowed to deplane and were taken by busses to the terminal building where they underwent security checks.
The passenger has been identified by initials F.B.D., a Dominican American.
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