United Airlines flight from Newark to Palma de Mallorca diverted for bluetooth speaker named 'Bomb'
A 16-year-old's bluetooth device, with a suspicious name on board, caused the plane to return to the USA, with delays and investigations into the young passenger
A United Airlines flight departing from Newark in New Jersey and bound for Palma de Mallorca in Spain was forced to turn back because of a suspicious Bluetooth speaker.
The alarm was raised by a passenger who found a device called 'Bomb' in the list of his smartphone.
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According to US media reports, there were 190 passengers and 12 crew members on board the plane. The pilots reversed course while flying over the Atlantic about an hour after take-off and after an order from the control tower.
The aircraft was landed back atNewark and transferred to a remote apron away from the terminal.
Passengers were transferred to the terminal and subjected to a new security check.
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