Australian arrested after bomb threat on onboard Scoot flight


One of two RSAF fighter jets escorting Scoot flight TR16 back to Changi Airport on Oct 12. - MILITARY AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY SINGAPORE/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 30-year-old Australian man was arrested on Thursday (Oct 12) after allegedly making a bomb threat on a Perth-bound Scoot flight.

In response to queries, a police spokesman said the police were informed of an alleged bomb threat on the flight at about 4.55pm, and arrested the male passenger for criminal intimidation after they had finished their security checks.

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