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Man held for plane bomb hoax

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2013-06-04 20:31

The prime suspect in a false plane bomb hoax has been arrested, police said.

The man, 26, allegedly called police reporting a bomb on flight MU5705 from Kunming, Yunnan province, to Beijing on May 28.

The suspect, surnamed Huang, was caught within six hours. Police got approval to arrest him for on suspicion of making a false terror alert.

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