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MANILA, Philippines – If there’s one thing you should never joke about in airports, it’s bombs.
A 50-year-old Filipino woman, who was on her way to Riyadh from Manila, had excess baggage and was advised to open her bag and remove “excess baggage.”
According to Arab News, the woman replied that “she had a bomb, which can blow up the plane.” The woman, who was supposed to board an afternoon flight to Saudi Arabia to see her husband, was detained on Saturday, August 8, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Director of Aviation Security Group Chief Superintendent Pablo Francisco Balagtas confirmed the arrest to Arab News. The woman said she did not know bomb jokes were a criminal offense.
In the Philippines, making a bomb joke is punishable by a 5-year jail term, a fine, or both. According to Philippine Airlines, the plane took off and landed without delay despite the incident. – Rappler.com
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