Arrest made in Bomb Threat for Jetblue Plane in Puerto Rico

Posted on September 11, 2013 • Filed under: Latin America Aviation, Puerto Rico, Terrorism, TRAVEL

flyertalk.com reported tonight FBI Agents arrested a man accused of phoning in a bomb threat on to a Jetblue Plane at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Isla Verde, Carolina.

According to FBI Spokesperson Moisés Quiñones, a middle aged man was detained in the San Juan metropolitan area. He remains under custody and will appear in court tomorrow (Wednesday).

The bomb threat, received at 4:35pm via the 9-1-1 system, provoked a terminal evacuation, and the airplane was moved. After following protocol, the police determined it was a false threat. Read Article

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