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An airline passenger frustrated by a long security line joked he was carrying grenades, German police said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe German Federal Police are investigating a man who joked that he was carrying grenades at an airport because the security check was taking too long. He then told officers he wasn't actually carrying any weapons and he was just frustrated with the long wait. "Ultimately, additional checks revealed that the 37-year-old man was not carrying any hand grenades," the police said.
Persons: Bundespolizei, , Germany's Bundespolizei, wasn't, Aditya Verma, Verma Organizations: Service, Federal Police Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, Graz, Austria, British, Spanish
A Spanish judge cleared Aditya Verma of a public-disorder charge on Thursday. He had joked about blowing up a plane and faced paying $120,000 after fighter jets were scrambled. But the judge said Verma "could not even remotely assume" his Snapchat message would cause such drama. British security services flagged the message to Spanish authorities, who sent two F-18 jets to follow the plane until it landed. One question left unanswered in the case was how the security services saw Verma's Snapchat message.
Persons: Aditya Verma, Verma, Organizations: Service, BBC, Spanish Defence Ministry, Gatwick, Reuters Locations: London, Spain, British
Per the BBC, he sent a Snapchat: "On my way to blow up the plane (I'm a member of the Taliban)." He is currently facing public disorder charges in Spain after the country's air force scrambled jets. AdvertisementAn airline passenger who prompted the Spanish Air Force to scramble fighter jets after he joked about blowing up the plane he was on appeared in court on Monday, the BBC reported. Advertisement"The intention was never to cause public distress or cause public harm," Verma told the court. According to the Telegraph, Verma told the court he first thought the jets were flanking the plane as part of a military exercise related to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Persons: Aditya Verma, , Verma, Aditya didn't Organizations: BBC, Service, Spanish Air Force, London Gatwick Airport, Facebook Locations: Spain, easyJet, London, Menorca, Russia, Ukraine
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