Police said Tuesday that the man who allegedly made a hoax bomb threat described his deeds as a "prank," Xinhua reported.

The suspect surnamed Pu said he hoaxed the Shanghai Pudong International Airport last Friday about the "bomb onboard" just to imitate the plot of a game, said a statement issued by the Shanghai Public Security Bureau.

"It's purely a prank, and I didn't expect the consequence would be so serious," he was quoted as saying.

Pu had been detained for allegedly fabricating and spreading fake terrorism information.

(China.org.cn May 2, 2012)

據(jù)新華社報(bào)道，一名男子之前謊稱航班有炸彈威脅機(jī)場人員，上海警方周二表示，該男子稱自己的行為只是“惡作劇”。

警方報(bào)告稱，犯罪嫌疑人蒲某上周五在浦東國際機(jī)場說飛機(jī)有炸彈只是為了模仿游戲中的情節(jié)。

他說：“純粹只是一個惡作劇，沒想到有這么大的后果。”

蒲某被以涉嫌非法傳播虛假恐怖信息刑事拘留。