Man jailed in Singapore for plane bomb claim

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A 37-year-old Dutchman has been jailed for 16 months by a court in Singapore for saying there was a bomb on board the aircraft he was travelling on.


The man was reportedly drunk when he made the claim shortly before the Singapore Airlines plane was due to take off last September. He also claimed to be a terrorist and kicked an airline worker, news agency ANP reports

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