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Watch: 10 injured as man falsely claims bomb on flight

The passengers over-heard the man telling the flight attendant that there was a bomb on the flight.

New Delhi: A chaos was created in Indonesian flight preparing to take off from Borneo island after a man falsely claimed a bomb, injuring at least ten passengers. A man falsely raised alarm of a bomb leading to a frenetic commotion on board. As per reports, many suffered broken bones, while many got head wounds. The passengers over-heard the man telling the flight-attendant that there was a bomb on the flight. One of them broke the emergency exit window. Both the man who made the false claim and the man who broke the window, were arrested. The Lion Air plane was carrying 189 passengers to Jakarta on Monday night. A video of the incident surfaced online and it showed people standing on the Boeing 737’s right wing, while some slid down and landed on the tarmac. No bomb was found on inspection. The video was posted on YouTube by Arabian Videos. Check here.

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