Editorial Staff
Editorial Staff4385d ago

UPDATED: The 14-Year-Old Girl Who Tweeted Terrorist Threat to American Airlines Has Been Arrested

On Sunday morning, a twitter account belong to a 14-year-old girl named Sarah from the Netherlands tweeted the following at American Airlines:

UPDATED: The 14-Year-Old Girl Who Tweeted Terrorist Threat to American Airlines Has Been ArrestedUPDATED: The 14-Year-Old Girl Who Tweeted Terrorist Threat to American Airlines Has Been Arrested
[Updated April 14, 2024 8:33 p.m PST] The girl has been arrested at her home by Dutch police in Rotterdam, Netherlands. A spokesperson told BusinessInsider:

We’re not in a state that we can communicate any state of charges at this point. We just thought it was necessary to bring this out mostly because of the fact that it caused a great deal of interest on the Internet.

On Sunday morning, a twitter account belonging to a 14-year-old girl named Sarah from the Netherlands tweeted the following at American Airlines:
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To which American Airlines responded:
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Sarah started backpedaling immediately:
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She even tried to seek help from Demi Lovato:
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She then decided to bask in her glory of getting a rush of new followers
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At least she’s smart enough to realize a potential business opportunity:
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At the end of the day, she offered the following explanation:
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Editors note: Unfortunately, the twitter account is now suspended. For those of you interested in knowing her explanation, she basically said that she had the initial tweet written a months ago, but decided it was too dumb to post, so it was automatically saved to drafts. She then claims that the tweet was accidentally sent through her phone Sunday morning.
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Discussion

Ari C.
Ari C.2h ago

If this happened on campus, Stanford should issue a clear public update and specific safety actions.

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Mina Z.
Mina Z.1h ago

Agree. People need facts and process, not silence. The school should confirm what is being investigated.

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Ken L.
Ken L.48m ago

Also important to separate verified details from rumors so this does not spiral online.

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Linh P.
Linh P.1h ago

The death threat part is extremely serious. Hoping law enforcement and campus security are already involved.

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Jae T.
Jae T.35m ago

This is where official reporting and support channels need to be visible and easy to access.

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Sophie W.
Sophie W.56m ago

Can NextShark keep a timeline thread here as updates come in? That would help keep context in one place.

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