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No Bombs Found On Planes In Atlanta After Threats Were Made On Twitter
Two passenger planes escorted by fighter jets landed at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday and were searched by bomb disposal and canine units. No bombs were found on the planes.
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The FBI confirmed to local media in Atlanta that the planes have been given the “all clear,” after being checked for bombs.
FBI spokesman Stephen Emmett told the Associated Press that no suspicious cargo was found.
The FBI additionally plans to “sweep online feeds and WiFi from the planes to track down who made the threats,” and said that all passengers on both flights will be interviewed and searched before given clearance to leave the airport. BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { document.getElementById(“update_article_update_time_4749324”).innerHTML = UI.dateFormat.get_formatted_date(‘2015-01-24 18:29:55 -0500’, ‘update’); });
2. Two passenger planes escorted by F-16 fighter jets landed at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday after bomb threats made on Twitter, military officials told CNN.
The two planes, Southwest Airlines Flight 2492 and Delta Flight 1156, were searched by bomb and canine units after landing at the international airport.
Delta spokesman Morgan Durant told CNN, “It was a Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia, flight. Delta is supporting the sweeping process carried out by authorities.”
Southwest spokesman Dan Landson confirmed to CBS News that the planes had landed.
“Due a security situation, the aircraft operating Flight 2492 was taken to a remote area of the airport where customers and the aircraft are being rescreened,” Landson said. “Our number one priority is the safety of our customers and people. We cannot comment on the nature of the security situation.”
5. On Twitter, threats were made by a single user to both Delta and Southwest Airlines.
Neither Southwest nor Delta Airlines could immediately confirm to BuzzFeed News that the threats made by this user caused the planes to land in Atlanta. NORAD spokesman Preston Schlachter confirmed to the AP the threats in question came from somebody on Twitter.
9. More than five hours later, the threatening Tweets were still not deleted. The user wrote that he or she was “going to get raided,” before challenging the FBI and CIA to “actually get off their ass.”
The user also tweeted an address in Chicago and wrote “come and get me.”
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/bomb-threats-on-twitter-allegedly-cause-two-passenger-planes
‘Smug, patronising and ignorant’: Delta slammed for ‘racist’ World Cup tweet
Delta’s tweet celebrating the USA’s 2‑1 win over Ghana in the World Cup today consists of two beautiful images. Unfortunately for the person who posted it, the lovely giraffe is nowhere to be found in Ghana. (Maybe they have one or two in a zoo?)
http://twitter.com/#!/thelastforson/status/478691767668056064 http://twitter.com/#!/Ekow_Acquah/status/478693298874638336 http://twitter.com/#!/bubusn/status/478695819470970880 http://twitter.com/#!/KimCNN/status/478695966229659648 http://twitter.com/#!/gnledward/status/478696332686000129 http://twitter.com/#!/eldang/status/478696477544292352 http://twitter.com/#!/Chimichamu/status/478696883779424256 http://twitter.com/#!/the_itch1980/status/478697141360398336 http://twitter.com/#!/natoism/status/478697198751055872 http://twitter.com/#!/imraansiddiqi/status/478697447699808256 http://twitter.com/#!/wheniwashome/status/478697502883848192 http://twitter.com/#!/faboomama/status/478697595426963456Why didn’t Delta just use a photo of that thing that obviously represents Ghana? You know, that thing.
http://twitter.com/#!/BMDub_iLL/status/478697745956749312 http://twitter.com/#!/squideye/status/478697853162766336 http://twitter.com/#!/DamonGochneaur/status/478697923941654528 http://twitter.com/#!/Zemrag7/status/478697965385949185 http://twitter.com/#!/JoshhTerry/status/478698008352006145 http://twitter.com/#!/stevecoy/status/478698122646810624 http://twitter.com/#!/CoutureWriter/status/478698273876623361Crap @Delta social team, call your office. twitter.com/Delta/status/4… 1. Giraffes aren't from Ghana 2. Plays on African stereotypes 3. Awkward— BK Chambers (@imavip) June 17, 2014
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Update:
Here’s Delta’s second attempt at an apology. (The first read “precious tweet” instead of “previous tweet.”)
http://twitter.com/#!/Delta/status/478713660987441152