Japan arrests teenager threatening to shoot down Vietnam Airlines flight

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A Boeing 787 lands at Fukuoka Airport for a security check after the flight received a shooting threat, January 5, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Hoa

 

A 17-year-old boy in Japan's Yamagata Prefecture has been detained for allegedly threatening to shoot down a passenger plane from Tokyo to Hanoi last month.

 

According to Chiba prefectural police, the boy was found after police tracked his phone number and arrested Tuesday.

 

They stated the boy has admitted making the phone call and that he has a mental disability, Japanese media reported.

 

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