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A sailor of the US Navy was custody at San Diego on Tuesday after they allegedly claimed that there were explosives on board a commercial airline, the local authorities said.

The port of San Diego Harbor Police Department arrested the 35-year-old John Stea, an electronics technician who was assigned to the maritime expedition security group one one because he allegedly informed a flight attendant that the passenger next to him on a bomb of the Hawaiian Airlines flight to Honolulu, Hawaii, according to a statement from San Diego’s authorities had.

The flight attendant told the captain of the alleged danger when the plane was ready for departure. The plane immediately freaked out of the runway and parked on the airfield to wait for security support.

“Around 8:45 a.m., the port of San Diego Harbor Police Maritime Tactical Team (also known as Swat), K-9 team and joint terrorism-tesk force, together with the fire brigade of San Diego and several federal authorities, reacted to the scene and their content, according to the local authorities, according to the local authorities.

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All 293 passengers on board the aircraft were evacuated, and there was a bomb swey, with K-9S removing all hand luggage and checked luggage.

Stea was accused of making a false threat, the authorities said.

The aircraft started after a five-hour delay, reported the local media outlet CBS 8 San Diego.

Stea was released by the local authorities, said CBS 8 with the promise to appear in court, but the navy has taken him into custody since then.

“The security of the public and our staff is of the greatest importance for the Navy,” said a spokesman for the US -3. Fleet in an e -mail declaration. “We take all threats seriously and cooperate fully with the local and federal authorities.”

Stea is also in danger of being included in a federal flight ban from the Transportation Security Administration.

He looks at civilian charges for up to one year in prison.