A foolish diplomat from Qatar who was probably trying to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom, set off a bomb scare on a United Airlines flight from Washington to Denver on Wednesday night.
Huffington Post: A Qatari diplomat trying to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom sparked a bomb scare Wednesday night on a flight from Washington to Denver, with fighter jets scrambled and law enforcement put on high alert, officials said.
No explosives were found on the man, and officials do not believe he was trying to harm anyone, according to a senior law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The man taken into custody is Mohammed Al-Madadi.
