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Arrest Made After Bomb Threat On Plane At Nashville International Airport

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A bomb threat led to an arrest at Nashville International Airport.

According to police reports, a passenger, later identified as Zackery T. Dean, allegedly admitted he had a bomb inside his carry-on bag while he was on a Southwest flight set for takeoff. The incident that happened on Wednesday forced a delay of the flight.

At that point the flight attendant immediately took action by asking Dean to get his bag. He was removed from the aircraft.

Security checked the bag and did not find an explosive. Dean was still arrested at the scene and charged with giving a false report.

The incident caused seven other passengers to get off the plane because they were shaken and feared continuing the flight.