- Passengers on a flight from Israel to Turkey received graphic photos of plane crashes on their phones.
- Nine suspects have been arrested for throwing photos from the air and causing panic, The Guardian reported.
- The taxiing flight returned to the exit before takeoff and was delayed for several hours.
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Nine Israeli citizens were arrested on Tuesday at Tel Aviv’s Ben Guiron airport on suspicion of making a terrorist threat after passengers on a flight to Turkey received graphic photos of plane crashes on their phones shortly before takeoff.
“The nine.. “Terrorist threat,” according to The Guardian.
Although no one was injured and the flight was resumed after a security search, “One woman fainted, another had a panic attack,” a passenger identified as Diana told Israeli Channel 12, the Jersalem Post reported.
Among the photos, according to The Times of Israel, are scenes from the crash of flight 214 of Asiana Airlines. The passenger flight crashed during the final approach near Seoul, South Korea, in 2013, killing three people.
Suspects may be prosecuted for spreading false information, according to the Jersalem Post. The maximum penalty for the crime is three years in prison.
Ben Gurion International Airport did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
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