Australian man charged after allegedly threatening to crash plane in Singapore

An Australian man will be charged with two counts of using threatening words that caused alarm after he said he wanted to crash a plane in Singapore, the Singapore Police Force said on Sunday. The 36-year-old man was boarding a departing flight at Changi airport on November 23 when he allegedly told cabin crew he "wanted to crash the aircraft", said Singapore police. After the incident the man was removed from the flight and escorted to a holding room. While in the holding room he allegedly repeated the same threats again, police said. The Singapore police force said it treated all security threats seriously and "will not hesitate to take action against anyone who causes public alarm with false threats." "Beyond the fear and inconvenience caused to other members of the public, the making of false threats comes at a cost, in the extensive public resources that have to be deployed to deal with the incident," the Singapore police force said in a statement. In Singapore, under the Protection from Harassment Act those found guilty of using threatening words causing alarm face a fine of up to S$5,000 ($5,800).<br/>