13 January 2023 , 18:10
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A flight has been delayed after plane crash photos were sent to the phones of passengers.
Ten passengers were taken off the aircraft, which was bound for Turkey, after images of plane crashes and threats were sent to their devices.
A picture, which was among those sent to the Pegasus Airlines flight from Ben Gurion Airport, Israel. showed a plane in the Hudson River, New York in 2009.
It was in Arabic and was translated as: “I wish all of us will die,” images by the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) showed.
A spokesperson for the authority said: “The suspect and another nine travellers were removed from the flight per the request of the airline company and the police.”
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It added: “The passengers were taken in for questioning at Ben Gurion Airport.”
Images of crashed planes were sent to passengers on board the aircraft (Israel Airports Authority)“People were in a panic when they saw the photos of the crashed plane and were very frightened. We turned to the flight attendants and they took care of it,” Channel 12 quoted a passenger telling police.
The images were distributed via phone firm Apple’s AirDrop service.
It allows content to be shared on compatible devices nearby.
Ynet news site reported the aircraft left after passengers’ luggage was checked.
in November, a Pegasus Air flight to Turkey from the same Israeli airport was delayed after those on board received threatening videos on their devices.
After an investigation into to the matter one passenger was held in connection with the incident.