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United Airlines 767 Returns to Newark After Bluetooth Name Sparks Alert

A United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER bound for Palma de Mallorca, Spain, made a mid-Atlantic U-turn after a passenger's threatening Bluetooth speaker name triggered a security alert. Early reports indicate that a teenage passenger onboard named their device 'BOMB,' and the discoverable name escalated quickly into a bomb-threat response.

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United Airlines Bluetooth Threat Incident