False Alarm Alleged Bomb Threat on Flight Taking Off From San Juan

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Authorities reported a false bomb scare in which an American Airlines employee received a threatening message as the plane was about to take off en route from San Juan to Dallas…

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The alleged bomb threat reported Thursday morning on a flight at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport was a false alarm. A passenger reportedly misinterpreted a message she read from a passenger next to her. The message read “rest in peace”, that is, rest in peace. Reading the text, the passenger alerted the airline staff. As a preventive measure, the pilot activated the security protocol established for these cases and decided to return to th…