A BRITISH former child chess prodigy who told his friends he was a Taliban and going to blow up a holiday plane has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
University student Aditya Verma, 20, admitted saying to his pals: “On my way to blow up the plane. I’m a member of the Taliban.” at his one-day trial in Madrid on Monday.
SolarpixUniversity student Aditya Verma, 20, has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a Madrid court this week[/caption]
But he insisted he was joking with them in a private Snapchat group and had “no intention” of mobilising the two Spanish fighter jets sent to escort the packed easyJet plane.
The aircraft was full of 140 other holidaymakers as it was flanked by fighter jets ahead of its descent in Menorca in July 2022.
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