Chinese national gets jail, fine for 'bomb' joke on flight


SEPANG: A Chinese national who joked about carrying two bombs in his bag was fined by a magistrate's court here and sentenced to five days in jail.

Zheng Hao (pic), 38, from Tianjin, pleaded guilty to a criminal intimidation charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum seven-year jail sentence and a fine, or both.

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