The passenger who reportedly stood up and claimed that everyone aboard a flight from Hong Kong to New Jersey had been poisoned was taken into custody after the plane landed:
Passenger who claimed to poison entire @united flight from Hong Kong to Newark is in custody. http://t.co/CONV9Dpkbo pic.twitter.com/tfFTkDWCYH
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) June 17, 2013
#United Flight 116 from Hong Kong has arrived at Newark. Man aboard claims to have poisoned passengers. @cbsnewyork pic.twitter.com/lbuzFAlnwB
— Tracee Carrasco (@CarrascoTV) June 17, 2013
Authorities boarding Unites flight from Hong Kong to Newark. A man claims he poisoned passengers. pic.twitter.com/JNFhcyib2Q
— Producer Heidi (@producer_heidi) June 17, 2013
airline food am I right RT @asher_wolf Passenger who claimed others on plane had been poisoned in custody in Newark pic.twitter.com/4RpyI0GVbH
— Leandro Oliva (@lmoliva_) June 17, 2013
Male passenger in custody who allegedly said all on Hong Kong-to-Newark plane had been poisoned. @FOX29philly PHOTO: pic.twitter.com/XywLxaz4WQ
— BreakingNewzman (@BreakingNewzman) June 17, 2013
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Twitchy will monitor this story and update as more details become available.
Updates:
UPDATE: Man who made poison threat taken off plane at #Newark airport, no indication any passengers were poisoned | http://t.co/VTrga1pjz5
— NorthJersey.com (@northjersey) June 17, 2013
Man who claimed to have poisoned passengers on a Newark flight from Hong-Kong taken to University hospital for psych eval.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) June 17, 2013
Editor’s note: The title of this post has been updated for clarity.
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