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US plane diverted in 'bomb scare' US plane diverted in 'bomb scare'
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A US Airways flight from New York to Kentucky has been diverted after a reported bomb scare. A US Airways flight from New York has been diverted to Philadelphia after a reported bomb scare.
CBS News said a passenger had strapped a wire device from his fingers to his head after takeoff. He was taken into custody after landing, it added. Security officials told CBS a passenger had strapped a wire to his head after takeoff and he had been taken in for questioning after the plane had landed.
A spokesman for US Airways confirmed only that the flight was diverted to Philadelphia over "security concerns". Officials said the passengers had left the plane safely and the Philadelphia airport remained fully operational.
He said the plane landed without incident and that the Philadelphia airport remained fully operational. US airports are on high alert after a Nigerian man was held over an alleged bomb plot on a plane last month.
His device allegedly malfunctioned and he was quickly overpowered by passengers and crew on the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.
In the latest incident, a US Airways spokesman confirmed only that the flight had been diverted to Philadelphia following "security concerns".
"We don't have any information now," an FBI spokesman in Philadelphia told AFP news agency. "There's a plane on the ground in Philadelphia. We've got all our units there.""We don't have any information now," an FBI spokesman in Philadelphia told AFP news agency. "There's a plane on the ground in Philadelphia. We've got all our units there."
CBS said the 50-seater commuter plane, operated by Chautauqua Airlines for US Airways, departed from New York's La Guardia Airport at 0725 (1225 GMT) and landed in Philadelphia at about 0900. CBS said the 50-seat regional jet - originally bound for Louisville, Kentucky - had touched down in Philadelphia at about 0900 local time (1400 GMT).
It was surrounded by Homeland Security teams and the Philadelphia police bomb squad.It was surrounded by Homeland Security teams and the Philadelphia police bomb squad.