Fighter Jets Escort Planes Targeted by Bomb Threat VIA TWITTER
Two airplanes have been evacuated and searched at Atlanta airport due to a bomb threat that was sent via Twitter of all things.
Bomb threats are causing delays at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Channel 2’s Mark Winne learned that NORAD fighter jets escorted two airline flights into the airport due to credible threats of bombs on board.
The Atlanta airport told Winne that Delta flight 1156 from Portland, Oregon, and Southwest flight 2492 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were affected by the threats.
Here are the tweets:
@DeltaAssist I have a bomb on one of your planes, but I forgot which one when I left the airport. Can you help me find it?
— Zortic (@kingZortic) January 24, 2015
@DeltaAssist It was from Portland to Atlanta, I forgot the flight number, though. It was something like DL156 or DL 1556 I forgot the order.
— Zortic (@kingZortic) January 24, 2015
@SouthwestAir Hello, I need help.
— Zortic (@kingZortic) January 24, 2015
@SouthwestAir As part of a nationwide State agreement. A bomb was placed on SWA2492. It will be detonated at a random time of my choosing…
— Zortic (@kingZortic) January 24, 2015
@SouthwestAir as you are the second and last aircraft of the day to be targeted. It's strongly recommend you don't try anything stupid.
— Zortic (@kingZortic) January 24, 2015
Law enforcement is currently assessing the claim:
UPDATE Bomb threat Atlanta: Dogs are ready to enter Southwest #WN2492: Live: http://t.co/hURQXAKm7j pic.twitter.com/o0m6z1cUJg
— Air News (@airlivenet) January 24, 2015
Let’s hope these are empty threats.
UPDATE:
This is really weird.
4541 W Schubert Ave Apt 2, Chicago, IL 60639 – come get me I got guns, COME AT ME. Anyway who finna try and get to me will get blasted nigga
— Zortic (@kingZortic) January 24, 2015
Obviously he’s not dumb enough to post his real address, so what is this?
I'm going to get raided. Oh noeS!!
— Zortic (@kingZortic) January 24, 2015
@unknownss_uk What you trying to say? I'm a God. Completely untouchable and I challenge @FBI @CIA @NSA to actually get off their ass.
— Zortic (@kingZortic) January 24, 2015
