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British man appears in Spanish court over plane-bomb hoax

by kaimac on 1/22/24, 3:48 PM with 3 comments

• by kaimac on 1/22/24, 3:51 PM

  >The message, sent before Mr Verma departed Gatwick airport, read: "On my way to blow up the plane (I'm a member of the Taliban)."

  >Mr Verma's message was picked up by the UK security services who flagged it to Spanish authorities while the easyJet plane was still in the air.

  >A court in Madrid heard it was assumed the message triggered alarm bells after being picked up via Gatwick's Wi-Fi network.

  I don't see what this has to do with Gatwick's wifi - presumably one of these agencies have their hooks in Snapchat somewhere, PRISM-style.

• by manarth on 1/22/24, 5:04 PM

  It's not clear what law would have been violated here.

  > "A British man accused of public disorder"

  Is it public disorder, if it's in a private chat, intercepted by members of the security services?