A German journalist covering Euro 2008 tried to delay
his flight from Verona to Vienna by making a fake bomb threat,
according to reports in the Italian media.
The 27-year-old hack showed up late at Verona airport on
Thursday, where staff from Air Dolomiti told him he could no longer
board the flight. The dumbass journo then called the police - on
his own mobile phone - to say there was a bomb onboard the
plane.
The fake threat closed the airport for several hours while the
bomb squad checked out the plane. Shortly after his anonymous call
to police, the German genius went back to the check-in counter to
say he had heard the plane was no longer preparing to take off.
Since no public announcement had been made, the man quickly
became the prime suspect for the bomb threat. His mobile then
confirmed police suspicions and he was arrested.
