British-Indian student faces trial over a joke #airplane #joke #prank #spain #court

A British-Indian student was charged with public disorder after he made a joke to friends about being a member of the Taliban and planning to blow up a flight from London to Spain's Menorca in 2022. He admitted to telling his friends, "On my way to blow up the plane. I'm a member of the Taliban."
However, he insisted that he had made the joke in a private Snapchat group and never intended to "cause public distress".
The message was sent to friends, before boarding the plane, went on to be picked up by UK security services. They then flagged it to Spanish authorities while the easyJet plane was still in the air. Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets were sent to flank the aircraft.

Source: https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/spain-british-indian-student-acquitted-taliban-joke-blow-up-flight-public-disorder-latest-updates-2024-01-27-913963