GoKawiilCall of Duty chat over FaceTime triggers plane evacuation at Ontario Airport
Ontario International Airport evacuated a plane and part of Terminal 2 Sunday night after a passenger overheard someone say 'bomb' and 'explosion.' Police detained the speaker, who explained they were playing Call of Duty and describing gameplay to a friend over FaceTime. A security sweep found no explosives, and the flight later departed with all passengers, including the detained person.
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The incident shows how ordinary gaming vocabulary can be misread as a security threat in public settings, prompting costly evacuations and delays. It also lands amid a wave of over 20 real bomb-threat hoaxes disrupting European flights recently, which may make authorities and travelers more jittery about overheard language referencing violence.
- A passenger's gameplay description was mistaken for a real bomb threat.
- Police found no explosives after searching the evacuated plane.
- The scare coincides with a surge of actual bomb-threat hoaxes affecting European flights.
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