Man detained for bomb joke aboard Air India flight

London: An inebriated man who joked after boarding an Air India flight to Delhi at the Birmingham International Airport on June 11 that he had a bomb has been banned from the airport.
The unnamed man had taken his seat on the flight when airline staff alerted the police, who took him into custody. The man, who is also reported to be unstable, has not been charged with any offence but has been issued with an exclusion order banning him from the airport.
An airport spokeswoman said: 'The man who boarded a flight on Tuesday while making claims he had a bomb on him was removed from both the plane and airport. He was issued with an exclusion order banning him from the airport, including taking flights from here.
A spokesman for Air India said: 'The man was mentally unstable. Just before he boarded the aircraft he made a statement that he had a bomb.
18/07/06 Indo Asian News Service/DailyIndia.com, US

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