Thai police arrest German after bomb threat to flight to Bangkok

Thai police on Friday arrested a German man accused of making a bomb threat on a Nok Airlines plane bound for Bangkok, the airline said. The man, who was not named, was arrested after he claimed he was carrying an explosive device in his carry-on baggage on the plane from Loei province in the northeast to Bangkok. The man made the claim before the plane took off, the airline said. Police have not confirmed whether the bomb threat was fake or real. Nok Air, a subsidiary of Thai Airways, said Flight DD 9705 carrying 83 passengers and five crew took off as scheduled after the man was arrested.<br/>