Singapore authorities arrested and charged an Australian man on Saturday for making a false bomb threat during a flight. from the island en route to Perth, Australia, on Thursday, forcing the plane to return to the city-state escorted by fighter jets.
The 30-year-old Australian national has been charged with making false threats of “acts of terrorism,” a crime the island punishes with fines of up to $365,000 and a prison sentence of up to 10 years, local media reported today. citing court documents.
The man is currently admitted to the island’s Mental Health Institute.and will appear in court on October 27.
According to island authorities, around 4:30 PM (GMT+8) on Thursday, Australian HKF, while already en route, told a crew member on the budget airline Scoot flight that he had a bomb and kept repeating the word “bomb.”
Given the threats, the crew alerted the police and flight TR16 returned to Singapore, escorted by fighter jets from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), which will land at the Asian city-state’s Changi Airport at 6:26 PM local time (GMT+8).
Once on the ground, special operations command staff tracked the aircraft and determined the bomb threat was a hoax. (JO)
Source: Eluniverso
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