Man tried for fake threat to airplane  

男子编恐怖信息威胁深航班机 检方建议判5年以上

8·30”编造虚假恐怖信息威胁民航航班安全案17日在湖北省襄阳市高新区法院开庭审理。

Beijing(CNS)—A man who made an anonymous call threatening a civilian aircraft went on trial Wednesday at the High-Tech Industrial Zone Court of Xiangyang City, Hubei Province.

Prosecutors accused the suspect Xiong Yi of fabricating a terrorist threat and proposed a prison sentence of more than five years in accordance with Article 291 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China.

At 10:29 p.m. on August 30, Shenzhen Airlines Flight ZH9706 received the threatening information after takeoff. To ensure safety, the airline diverted the flight immediately and the plane landed at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.

Several Chinese airlines have received threatening calls recently, disrupting flight schedules and irritating passengers.