Man charged after hours-long plane stand-off

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Police have laid charges against the man at the centre of yesterday's mid-air scare on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Sydney. Australian Federal Police allege the 45-year-old Canberra resident claimed to have explosives on board. 9News FULL STORY:

Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 left Sydney Airport at 1.40pm yesterday carrying 199 passengers and 12 crew and landed safely back on the runway at 3.47pm, where it sat for hours with emergency vehicles nearby.

He praised the crew for their actions, saying they did well to placate the man and keep passengers as calm as possible."Then people started getting the internet and started seeing headlines that we were taken potentially as a hostage, that's when we actually heard more of a noise and commotion from all of the passengers.

Those who lived in Sydney were allowed to return home after police spoke to the crowd, while others were given vouchers for nearby hotels.Malaysia Airlines said earlier the flight was turned around due to a "disruptive passenger onboard".

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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