By AMINA WAKOMore by this AuthorA man has been arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi for allegedly raising a false alarm in a Johannesburg-bound Kenya Airways plane forcing the flight to abort take off. The passenger reportedly shouted 'bomb' during an argument, causing a scare in the plane which was taxing ready for take-off. Kenya Airways, in a statement, confirmed the incident which they termed as an ‘unfortunate bomb scare’. “KQ would like to report that the passenger who raised the bomb scare has been taken into police custody. All the other passengers and crew have disembarked for security re-screening and the aircraft is undergoing extensive security checks,” KQ’s statement read in part.

Source: Daily Nation April 17, 2019 13:34 UTC