A spurned woman sparked a bomb scare by calling police and claiming her ex-boyfriend had a explosives aboard a passenger jet, according to a newspaper.
A Pakistan International Airlines flight from Canada was diverted to Sweden on Saturday. A SWAT team seized the 28-year-old suspect as they evacuated the plane in Stockholm. The Canadian citizen was later released without charge.
Citing Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, , forcing the emergency landing.
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"An ex came forward with the claim in connection with their separation," Stockholm police officer Haakan Westing told the newspaper. "It was surely not a happy one."
Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman Sgt. Marc LaPorte said officers were investigating whether the incident was a "terrorism hoax." The caller could potentially be charged with public mischief, he added.
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Haji Mohammad Umar, who sat next to the suspect during the flight, said the man told him he was returning to Pakistan after a very long time to get married. He seemed happy by the prospect and was a bit drunk, said Umar.
"When he was arrested, he remained calm and did not react much," said Umar.
All 273 passengers — except the suspect — were allowed back on the plane in Stockholm nine hours after they landed.















