Man tells court he's sorry for bomb call
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October 18, 2012, Thursday
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A MAN who called in a false bomb threat to stop a creditor from collecting his debt went on trial yesterday in central China's Hubei Province.
Prosecutors accused Xiong Yi of fabricating a terrorist threat and demanded a prison sentence of more than five years, according to the court in the city of Xiangyang.
Xiong, a 29-year-old native of the city of Dongguan in south China's Guangdong Province, made an anonymous phone call to the Shenzhen Airport on August 30, claiming explosives would go off aboard a Shenzhen Airlines flight 45 minutes after takeoff. The plane, bound for Shenzhen from Xiangyang, was forced to make an emergency landing.
Police found no dangerous items on board.
Prosecutors said the incident caused around 200,000 yuan (US$31,920) in direct economic losses.
Xiong told the court that he had a great deal of regret for his act and apologized to the public. The trial lasted an hour. A verdict has yet to be announced.
Xiong made the threat with the knowledge that his creditor, a man also surnamed Xiong, would fly to Shenzhen to collect the former Xiong's debt of 240,000 yuan, according to the prosecutors
The creditor bought a Land Rover from the suspect but later returned it and asked for a replacement or refund, as he had problems obtaining a license for the car, authorities said.
Prosecutors accused Xiong Yi of fabricating a terrorist threat and demanded a prison sentence of more than five years, according to the court in the city of Xiangyang.
Xiong, a 29-year-old native of the city of Dongguan in south China's Guangdong Province, made an anonymous phone call to the Shenzhen Airport on August 30, claiming explosives would go off aboard a Shenzhen Airlines flight 45 minutes after takeoff. The plane, bound for Shenzhen from Xiangyang, was forced to make an emergency landing.
Police found no dangerous items on board.
Prosecutors said the incident caused around 200,000 yuan (US$31,920) in direct economic losses.
Xiong told the court that he had a great deal of regret for his act and apologized to the public. The trial lasted an hour. A verdict has yet to be announced.
Xiong made the threat with the knowledge that his creditor, a man also surnamed Xiong, would fly to Shenzhen to collect the former Xiong's debt of 240,000 yuan, according to the prosecutors
The creditor bought a Land Rover from the suspect but later returned it and asked for a replacement or refund, as he had problems obtaining a license for the car, authorities said.
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