An American Airlines flight that was scheduled to fly from Miami to Boston was forced to return and land again in Miami after a flight attendant found a threatening note in the bathroom of the plane. The exact wording of the note is still not known at this time, but officials have confirmed that the word “bomb” was used and that the note referenced the possibility that explosives may have been in the checked luggage.

     After the plane returned to Miami, all of the passengers and crew were allowed to disembark and all of the luggage was re-screened. The plane was kept in Miami overnight with all of the passengers staying overnight until a new flight the following day. The entire plane was scoured by authorities for any evidence of explosives and nothing was found.

     The flight eventually made its way to Boston this morning without incident, but the investigation into the note is still ongoing. There are no details at this point explaining the exact circumstances around the discovery of the note. Depending on how the note was found in the lavatory, it may have been an intentional hoax by a passenger or crew member - or it may simply have been a note that was found outside of its proper context.

     As this investigation continues, it’s likely that authorities will attempt to prosecute someone for this type of activity, as it goes to the very core of the new security measures enacted following the September 11 attacks.

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