A Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Hawaii was diverted on Monday after a flight attendant received photos on their telephone alluding {that a} bomb was on board, officers say.
Flight 3316 to Maui was diverted to Oakland, California, Monday afternoon after images had been despatched by way of Apple’s “AirDrop” function to a flight attendant on board “suggesting a bomb was contained within the aircraft,” the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office stated.
Once the airplane landed, it was evacuated by Oakland Airport Operations, the Transportation Security Administration and Airport Police Services, authorities stated.
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