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Airline bomb hoax suspect caught in E China

09:45, May 19, 2013

NANJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A man who allegedly made false bomb threats that affected flights in five Chinese cities was caught on Friday afternoon in Yancheng City of east China's Jiangsu Province, the municipal police said on Saturday.

From 5:22 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. on Friday, police in the cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Guangzhou received phone calls claiming there were bombs on airplanes bound for Shanghai.

Police started an investigation immediately and caught a 43-year-old man surnamed Ji in Yancheng in less than two hours. Ji admitted to having made the fake bomb threats.

Police said further investigation is under way.

Bomb threats were also made against three Chinese airlines on Wednesday, affecting five flights flying to Shenzhen. On Thursday, police apprehended a male suspect who allegedly made the threats in Dongguan, of south China's Guangdong Province.

At least 10 false bomb threats were reported in China last year, leading to significant losses for airlines and airports.

According to China's criminal law and civil aviation law, those who intentionally disturb flight operations by fabricating and spreading terrorism-related information may receive punishments ranging from detention to a jail term of less than five years, or more than five years for those whose actions had severe consequences.

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PD User at 2013-05-21220.255.1.*: The bomb hoax could be warning for everyone all over the world and all who love life. The formation of circles of 3 or more could be detected !
CHINESE OBSERVER at 2013-05-2071.191.134.*: THIS IS BECOMING RIDICULELY AS WEEKLY THINGS/HAPPENING ALL OVER CHINA" AIR TRAVELERS EXPERIENCING OF BOMB THREATS HOAX COMMITTED BY COPYCAT PERSON WHO GOT NO FEAR OF WHATSOEVER ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRIME. CHINA AUTHORITIES SHOULD IMPLEMENT NEW LAWS REGARDING BOMB THREAT & HOAX AS A CRIME/ACT OF TERRORISMS, AND THE PENALTY/PUNISHMENT IF FOUND GUILTY OF CHARGES, SHOULD BE TREATED AS TERRORISTS EVEN ITS A HOAX. ESPECIALLY THE CASES THAT THIS WEEK OF MULTIPLE BOMB THREATS HOAX CALLS, IT SHOWS THAT OFFENDERS GOT NO FEARS AT ALL ON THE SEVERITY OF BEING CAUGHT OR BE PUNISHED FOR THE CRIME, FOR THE PUNISHMENTS ARE SO LENIENT & LIGHT COMPARABLE TO U.S. & E.U. COUNTRIES. THESE OFFENDERS SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS TERRORISTS, AND DETAIN INDEFINITELY. AND SHOULD CARRY A PUNISHMENT OF MINIMUM 25 YEARS OF HARD LABORS FOR EACH CALL, AND FINES/PAYS FOR THE LOSSES OF ALL THE AIRLINES AFFECTED BY THE CALLS, AND THE PASSENGERS. THE NAME AND PICTURE SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED SO THAT THE WHOLE NATION KNOW WHO THE CRIMINALS AND THEIR FAMILY ARE. DEATH PENALTY IF THE BOMB THREATS DEMAND RANSOM OR EXTORTION.
CHINESE OBSERVER at 2013-05-2071.191.134.*: THIS IS BECOMING RIDICULELY AS WEEKLY THINGS/HAPPENING ALL OVER CHINA' AIR TRAVELERS EXPERIENCING OF BOMB THREATS HOAX COMMITTED BY COPYCAT PERSON WHO GOT NO FEAR OF WHATSOEVER ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRIME. CHINA AUTHORITIES SHOULD IMPLEMENT NEW LAWS REGARDING BOMB THREAT & HOAX AS A CRIME/ACT OF TERRORISMS, AND THE PENALTY/PUNISHMENT IF FOUND GUILTY OF CHARGES, SHOULD BE TREATED AS TERRORISTS EVEN ITS A HOAX. ESPECIALLY THE CASES THAT THIS WEEK OF MULTIPLE BOMB THREATS HOAX CALLS, IT SHOWS THAT OFFENDERS GOT NO FEARS AT ALL ON THE SEVERITY OF BEING CAUGHT OR BE PUNISHED FOR THE CRIME, FOR THE PUNISHMENTS ARE SO LENIENT & LIGHT COMPARABLE TO U.S. & E.U. COUNTRIES. THESE OFFENDERS SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS TERRORISTS, AND DETAIN INDEFINITELY. AND SHOULD CARRY A PUNISHMENT OF MINIMUM 25 YEARS OF HARD LABORS FOR EACH CALL, AND FINES/PAYS FOR THE LOSSES OF ALL THE AIRLINES AFFECTED BY THE CALLS, AND THE PASSENGERS. THE NAME AND PICTURE SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED SO THAT THE WHOLE NATION KNOW WHO THE CRIMINALS AND THEIR FAMILY ARE. DEATH PENALTY IF THE BOMB THREATS DEMAND RANSOM OR EXTORTION.