Abhay Nayak shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’, bomb threat on EasyJet flight sparks emergency landing
Glasgow: A 41-year-old man identified as Abhay Nayak has been arrested after allegedly causing a bomb scare aboard an EasyJet flight from London Luton to Glasgow on Sunday morning. The mid-air disruption forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport.
Eyewitnesses report that Nayak emerged from the plane's lavatory shouting “Allahu Akbar” and claiming to possess a bomb. He also reportedly shouted political slogans, including “Death to America” and “Death to Trump,” referencing the former U.S. President, who was in Scotland at the time. Nayak further claimed he was trying to “send a message” to Trump.
Passengers and crew acted swiftly, restraining Nayak in the aisle as flight attendants checked his belongings. No explosives were found on board. A viral video of the incident shows passengers holding him down while cabin crew moved his bags to a secure area.
According to reports cited by the New York Post, Nayak carried documents identifying him as an Indian national with refugee status in the UK. The flight crew declared an emergency, and the plane was diverted to a remote area upon landing at Glasgow Airport at around 8:20 a.m., where armed police took him into custody.
Nayak appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday but did not enter a plea. He has been charged with assault and endangering the safety of an aircraft under the UK's Air Navigation Order. While counter-terrorism officers initially reviewed the incident, authorities have confirmed that he is not facing terrorism-related charges.
He remains in custody and is scheduled to reappear in court next week. Further details about his background or motivations have not yet been released by the authorities.
🚨 EasyJet Mid-Flight Bomb Threat
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Abhay Nayak, 41, from Luton, shouted "Allahu Akbar," "Death to America," & "Death to Trump" mid-air, causing a bomb scare. He is not a Muslim. UK authorities have charged him with endangering safety. pic.twitter.com/w1llKa0W0v
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NATO, others turn down US call for help in Hormuz: Trump
Washington (PTI): President Donald Trump on Tuesday said NATO and most of US' other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran entered the third week.
In a social media post, Trump asserted that Iran’s military has been “decimated” and he no longer felt the need for assistance from NATO countries or anyone else.
Last week, Trump had sought help from European nations and others who depend on oil supplies transiting from the Hormuz Strait to safeguard the critical waterway.
“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO “Allies” that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon,” the US President said in a post on Truth Social.
Iran's attacks on Gulf nations and its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil is transported, have sparked increasing concerns of a global energy crisis and are unnerving the world economy.
“I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one-way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need,” Trump said.
He said Australia, Japan and South Korea too have turned down his call for help.
“Fortunately, we have decimated Iran’s Military – Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar is gone and perhaps, most importantly, their Leaders, at virtually every level, are gone, never to threaten us, our Middle Eastern Allies, or the World, again,” Trump said.
He said that given the scale of recent military successes, the US no longer "need" or desires assistance from NATO countries, adding that it never relied on such support in the first place.
Speaking as President of the United States, the "most powerful" country in the world, "we do not need" help from anyone, Trump said.
The West Asia conflict began on February 28 when the US-Israeli combine conducted airstrikes on Iran.
The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, has effectively been shut following the US and Israel attack on Iran and Tehran's sweeping retaliation.
However, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said that from Tehran's "perspective", the strait is "open". "It is only closed to Iran's enemies, to those who carried out unjust aggression against our country and to their allies.”
Earlier in the day, a second Indian-flagged LPG tanker, Nanda Devi, reached the country after safely sailing from the war-hit Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, the first ship, Shivalik, reached Mundra port in Gujarat.
As of now, 22 Indian vessels remain on the west side and two on the east side of the strait.
Indian authorities are in constant touch with all the relevant stakeholders in the region to secure the safe passage of the remaining ships, officials said.
