Some jerk just diverted a flight by naming his hotspot 'bomb on board'

A Turkish Airlines flight was diverted by a "bomb on board" that turned out to be a false alarm. 

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The flight from Nairobi to Istanbul made an emergency landing in Khartoum, Sudan, after passengers detected an wifi network titled "bomb on board." Nice going, dude. 

The flight resumed after inspectors on the ground found no security risks.

"No irregularities were seen after security procedures were carried out, and passengers were brought back on the plane once boarding restarted," Turkish Airlines told Reuters. 

The airline also said that the nefarious wifi network was created, and named, onboard the aircraft.  Read more...

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