Delvin Barrett

Melissa Nitsch and Andrew Curry both of Washington, D.C. arrive at Denver International Airport on Wednesday, April 8, 2010, after a Qatari diplomat trying to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom sparked a bomb scare Wednesday night on a flight they were on. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Officials: Jet restroom smoker caused bomb scare

Delvin Barrett, Ivan Moreno   The Associated Press
Last updated Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 7:22am

DENVER — An envoy from Qatar who authorities said grabbed a surreptitious smoke in a jetliner's bathroom and then joked about lighting his shoe on fire, sparking a bomb scare and the scrambling of military jets, has been released from custody.

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