American Airlines Terrorism Tweet

American Airlines Terrorism Tweet

Updated Apr 15, 2014 at 09:05PM EDT by Brad.

Added Apr 14, 2014 at 01:04PM EDT by Gashadokuro.

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Overview

The American Airlines Terrorism Tweet was a fake forewarning of a purported terrorist plot sent by a Dutch teenager to the major U.S. airline company American Airlines via Twitter in April 2014. The tweet, which hinted at an imminent attack to be carried out by an agent of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, quickly prompted the airline company to report the teenager's IP address to the authorities and the F.B.I, ultimately leading to her arrest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Background

On April 13th, 2014, at 10:37 a.m. (ET), a 14-year-old Dutch teenager who goes by the Twitter handle @QueenDemetriax_ tweeted the following message at @AmericanAirlines:


Sarah Follow QueenDemetriax @AmericanAir hello my name's Ibrahim and I'm from Afghanistan. I'm part of Al Qaida and on June 1st I'm gonna do something really big bye わReply Retweet ★ Favorite RETWEETS FAVORITES 2,267 613 1:37 AM-13 Apr 2014 More

Within five hours, the tweet garnered more than 7,400 retweets and 2,600 favorites prior to its removal and the suspension of the account from Twitter.

Notable Developments

Within minutes of receiving the tweet, American Airlines replied to the teenager stating that they take these type of threats really seriously and that they "forwarded her IP address to the authorities and the F.B.I."


Sarah QueenDemetriax 2h AmericanAir hello my name'sIbrahim and I'm from Afghanistan. I'm part of A Qaida and on June 1st I'm gonna do something really big bye Details Reply 다 Retweet ★ Favorite More American Airlines Φ AmericanAir . Follow @queendemetriax_ Sarah, we take these threats very seriously. Your IP address and details will be forwarded to security and the FBI. Reply 다 Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETSFAVORITES 7,427 3,323 10:43 AM -13 Apr 2014

Frightened by the serious tone of American Airlines' response, the teenager immediately began explaining that it was only meant to be a joke, with quotable tweets like "omfg i was kidding", "I'm so sorry, I'm scared now", "I was joking and it was my friend, not me, take her IP address, not mine", and lastly, "I was kidding pls don't i'm just a girl pls."


Sarah @AmericanAir omfg I was kidding Details 1h Reply 다 Retweet * Favorite More Sarah @QueenDemetriax 1h @AmericanAir I'm so sorry I'm scared now Details Reply 다 Retweet * Favorite More Sarah @QueenDemetriax 1h @AmericanAir I was joking and it was my friend not me, take her IP address not mine Details Reply 다 Retweet * Favorite More Sarah QueenDemetriax 1h @AmericanAir l was kidding pls don't I'm just a girl pls Details Reply 다 Retweet * Favorite More Sarah @QueenDemetriax 1h AmericanAir and I'm not from Afghanistan Details Reply 다 Retweet * Favorite More

h4. The Arrest

On the following day, it was reported that the teenager lived in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and she was promptly arrested by the Dutch police authorities.




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