Stag do joker arrested after planting fake bomb in groom's luggage

Stag do joker arrested after planting fake bomb in groom's luggage
Stag do joker arrested after planting fake bomb in groom's luggage




A stag do prankster has been arrested after planting a fake bomb in the groom's hand luggage - sparking a terror alert at Glasgow Airport.

The group were set to jump on an Easyjet flight to Berlin on Friday when X-ray machines picked up the device at security.

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Other passengers reportedly looked on in horror as police descended on the scene.

It soon emerged the incident was a practical joke, but the joke ended up being on the prankster, who never made it on the flight with the rest of his group.

The 26-year-old man is due at Paisley Sheriff Court next month in connection with the incident.

Speaking to The Sun, Nato terror expert David Mair said: "It's hard to have sympathy with the prankster. The UK Terrorism Threat Index is at severe — indicating an attack is highly likely. These kind of pranks are not just harmless fun."

And, according to the Daily Record, one source said: "It may not have been a real bomb but in the current climate it was a very stupid thing to do.

"The security staff and police take a dim view of this."

According to the Mirror, a spokesperson from Glasgow Airport said: "We can confirm an incident at the baggage screening area which resulted in police being called."



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