Thai police arrest German man over bomb threat before take-off on flight to Bangkok
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BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Thai police on Friday (April 20) arrested a German man accused of making a bomb threat on a Nok Airlines plane bound for Bangkok, the airline said.
The man, who was not named, was arrested after he claimed he was carrying an explosive device in his carry-on baggage on the plane from Loei province in the north-east to Bangkok.
The man made the claim before the plane took off, the airline said in a statement.
Police have not confirmed whether the bomb threat was fake or real.
Budget carrier Nok Air, a subsidiary of Thai Airways , said Flight DD 9705 carrying 83 passengers and five crew took off as scheduled after the man was arrested.
