United Flight 1681 to Newark Returns to Las Vegas After Hijacking Threat Report

United Airlines Flight 1681 bound for Newark returned to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday evening shortly after takeoff, following a report that a passenger had made a terrorist threat. Media reports said a flight attendant spotted a text message in which a passenger spoke of hijacking the aircraft, and police said a man had been charged with the threat. The plane landed safely with no injuries among 150 passengers and six crew members.

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• Police said the flight returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff due to a report of a terrorist threat from a passenger.

  «returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff due to a report that a passenger had made a terroristic threat»

  Associated Press News • ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
• An audio recording between the control tower and one of the pilots showed that a flight attendant saw a passenger sending a message in which he said he planned to hijack the flight, according to CBS.

  «a flight attendant saw a passenger send a text saying that he planned to hijack the flight, CBS News reported»

  nj
• According to flight data, the aircraft returned about ten minutes after takeoff.

  «turned around Saturday night about 10 minutes after takeoff, according to flight data»

  Yahoo
• The plane landed safely, with no injuries reported among 150 passengers and six crew members.

  «The aircraft landed safely, according to Fox 5 Las Vegas, with no injuries reported among its 150 passengers and six crew members.»

  The Jerusalem Post

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