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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Ten-year-old boy causes hijacking scare on Alaska Airlines flight by airdropping threat to fellow passenger

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A prank by a 10-year-old led to a hijacking scare onboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Orlando.

The incident occurred on Flight 16 Sunday evening when the boy allegedly sent an ominous message to a fellow passenger via iPhone’s AirDrop feature, sparking alarm as the plane reached the taxiway at Orlando’s international airport.

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