Man held on terror threat, bin Laden comment

U.S. authorities confirmed man held on terror threat, bin Laden comment, made while on an international flight

The BBC News reported Wednesday, March 5, on a man from Portadown, Northern Ireland, in custody in the US after alleged comments to a flight attendant stating he had links to Osama bin Laden, was a terrorist and would hijack the flight.

The 44-year-old appeared in court on Monday charged with assault and interfering with flight crew. It is alleged he had been drinking on the flight from Atlanta to Dublin, Ireland.

The County Armagh man is due to appear again at the District Court in Bangor, Maine, on Monday, March 10, for a detention hearing.

An FBI affidavit alleged that he was smoking in the airplane's toilets.

It also stated that when challenged, the man became verbally abusive to a flight attendant, telling her he was associated with Osama bin Laden and was going to hijack the plane.

According to the affidavit, he later told an off-duty pilot he was a terrorist. It also alleged he then punched an off-duty flight attendant who warned him he might have to be restrained.

The airplane landed at the nearest airport. 

Very disappointing: the reports fail to note the man’s name and other vital information that might help in the public’s perception of a possible profile for such threats.

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