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'I have a bomb in my a**': Man annoyed by slow security checks prompts airport evacuation | |
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An airport passenger has been detained for five days after he told officers he had a bomb hidden in his rectum - because he was frustrated with the time it was taking to get through security. | An airport passenger has been detained for five days after he told officers he had a bomb hidden in his rectum - because he was frustrated with the time it was taking to get through security. |
He didn’t have a bomb, but the comments prompted a security alert and partial evacuation at Beijing’s international airport. The man was arrested at the scene. | He didn’t have a bomb, but the comments prompted a security alert and partial evacuation at Beijing’s international airport. The man was arrested at the scene. |
In a hurry to make his flight, the unnamed man had made a number of vocal complaints about the slow progress of security checks, Beijing city government’s news website reported. | In a hurry to make his flight, the unnamed man had made a number of vocal complaints about the slow progress of security checks, Beijing city government’s news website reported. |
He had also shown signs of anxiety while queuing at the checkpoint, it said. | He had also shown signs of anxiety while queuing at the checkpoint, it said. |
When he was asked to remove his shoes before passing through security screening, he told an officer: “Do I need to drop my pants as well? I have a bomb in my a**.” | |
The guard then asked him to repeat what he said, and he obliged, the report said. | The guard then asked him to repeat what he said, and he obliged, the report said. |
After the area was cleared, the man was searched and taken to the local police station, where he has been held since the incident on Monday. | After the area was cleared, the man was searched and taken to the local police station, where he has been held since the incident on Monday. |
Authorities said the security lockdown severely disrupted the operation of the airport, which isn’t a great sign for the man - China’s Supreme Court last year ruled that perpetrators of bomb hoaxes should be jailed for at least five years if the disruption caused an economic loss of more than £50,000, The South China Morning Post reports. | Authorities said the security lockdown severely disrupted the operation of the airport, which isn’t a great sign for the man - China’s Supreme Court last year ruled that perpetrators of bomb hoaxes should be jailed for at least five years if the disruption caused an economic loss of more than £50,000, The South China Morning Post reports. |
Earlier this month, a 25-year-old man was jailed for three years after he made a fake claim that there was a bomb at Chongqing airport, while a doctor from Beijing was jailed for six months in January for calling a security hot line to falsely report there was a bomb on a flight. | Earlier this month, a 25-year-old man was jailed for three years after he made a fake claim that there was a bomb at Chongqing airport, while a doctor from Beijing was jailed for six months in January for calling a security hot line to falsely report there was a bomb on a flight. |
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