A Dutch teen at the centre of an airline bomb hoax scare has been arrested in Rotterdam.
Twitter user @QueenDemetriax, who calls herself Sarah on the website, sent an apparently threatening tweet to American Airlines on Sunday morning and within minutes received a reply from the airline saying her IP address had been forwarded to the FBI.
Dutch police have today confirmed they have arrested a 14-year-old over the incident, which saw the girl inundated with angry messages.
Rotterdam Police tweeted: 'Dutch girl (14) from Rotterdam arrested after American Airlines threat. Investigation continues. #Rotterdam #Police #Force @americanair'
Roland Ekkers, a spokesman for Rotterdam police, told MailOnline officers in the city had launched an investigation into the tweet after it was reported around the world.
But before detectives could track the girl down, she walked into a police station accompanied by a family member.
Speaking this afternoon, Mr Ekkers said: 'Police spoke to prosecutors to decide whether we could arrest her and, after some deliberation, we decided that we could arrest her and she has been arrested.
It was just a joke: The girl insisted she was joking and not from Afghanistan, but the airline did not reply
Worried: The girl expressed her fear and threw her friend under the bus, anything to avoid being in trouble
Massive following: Her followers shot up over 30,000 by Sunday night
The airline quickly replied: ‘Sarah, we take these threats very seriously. Your IP address and details will be forwarded to security and the FBI.’
The girl then pleaded with the airline, saying she’s only 14-years-old and from the Netherlands, that she’s never been to Afghanistan.
‘What do you want from me?’ She pleaded. But it was to no avail, the airline did not reply.
‘I’m so sorry I’m scared now.’ she wrote. ‘I was joking and it was my friend not me, take her IP address not mine.’
Infamy: The girl claimed all she wanted was to be famous, but lamented finding the wrong kind of fame
Humility: The girl claimed she was too busy flying around in her own jet to blow up a commercial one
Problem solved: Tweet deleted and FBI 'blocked'
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