A flight of United Airlines from Newark-bound apparently holds a passenger who says that "poisoned" all aboard, advises the eyewitness news.
Input #Breaking #United flight has passenger restriction man after the threat that "poisoned all aboard." NOW @eyewitnessnyc
-kimdillon (@kimdillon) on June 17, 2013
Passenger on board the flight of United 116 of Hong Kong is to be restrained by other passengers and apparently is mentally disturbed. Officers of law enforcement have been notified.
United Airlines did not immediately respond with comment.
Update: According to The Associated Press, the FBI meet the incoming flight and asked the individual. The flight is scheduled to land at 14
Update: According to the New York Post, 116 United flight has landed at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Plane carrying disturbed passenger who claimed that all aboard were poisoned has landed at Newark http://t.co/mr0tmYMsxL pic.twitter.com/SvlqVPDpza
-New York Post (@nypost) on June 17, 2013
Update: According to AP, police accompanied by a man claiming to have poisoned passengers of flight 116 from the airplane after landed safely in Newark, on Monday afternoon. The aircraft then rolled to the door to allow that other 238 passengers, who all seemed to be well, to exit the aircraft.
