DUESSELDORF, Germany, April 7, 2004
Bomb Hoax To Avoid Boyfriend
German Woman Called In Threat To Squash Vacation Plans With Beau
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Passengers stand outside the gate after the bomb threats at the Duesseldorf International airport in September (AP)
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Marina Busbosnjac, 29, testified in a Duesseldorf court that she was trying to keep the relationship a secret from her family.
"I couldn't say to my boyfriend that we couldn't travel" and hoped instead to get the flight canceled, Busbosnjac testified.
Prosecutors reduced their sentencing request from 3½ years to three years in light of the last-minute confession, adding that the plea came too close to Thursday's expected verdict to merit further leniency.
The Sept. 14 shutdown at Germany's third-busiest airport came after it received seven bomb threats warning of plans to blow up specific airplanes and buildings. About 15,000 people were evacuated from airport buildings.
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