Man held over bomb hoax calls
Source: Xinhua |
May 19, 2013, Sunday
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A MAN has been held in connection with a series of bomb hoax calls that affected flights in five Chinese cities, police in Yancheng City, in eastern Jiangsu Province, said yesterday.
In a three-minute period between 5:22pm and 5:25pm on Friday, police in province-level municipalities Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin, and Guangzhou in southern Guangdong Province received calls claiming there were bombs on flights to Shanghai.
Police held a 43-year-old man, surnamed Ji, in Yancheng less than two hours later.
According to police, Ji has admitted having made the hoax calls. Officers said investigations were continuing.
Friday's calls were not the only bomb hoaxes of the week targeting airlines.
On Wednesday, calls were made to three airlines, affecting five flights to Shenzhen in Guangdong. The next day, police held a man in Dongguan, Guangdong, in connection with these calls.
At least 10 aircraft bomb hoax threats were reported in China last year.
Under Chinese law, anyone found guilty of making such calls could face more than five years in jail, depending on the severity of their actions.
In a three-minute period between 5:22pm and 5:25pm on Friday, police in province-level municipalities Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Tianjin, and Guangzhou in southern Guangdong Province received calls claiming there were bombs on flights to Shanghai.
Police held a 43-year-old man, surnamed Ji, in Yancheng less than two hours later.
According to police, Ji has admitted having made the hoax calls. Officers said investigations were continuing.
Friday's calls were not the only bomb hoaxes of the week targeting airlines.
On Wednesday, calls were made to three airlines, affecting five flights to Shenzhen in Guangdong. The next day, police held a man in Dongguan, Guangdong, in connection with these calls.
At least 10 aircraft bomb hoax threats were reported in China last year.
Under Chinese law, anyone found guilty of making such calls could face more than five years in jail, depending on the severity of their actions.
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