After a Mexico-bound Sun Country flight from the Twin Cities diverted to El Paso earlier this week, FBI officials said that the security concern that caused the plane to land in Texas stemmed from a hoax by two young children on the flight.
The online statement said that after a threatening handwritten note was found on the plane Wednesday saying “You Are All Going to Die, Help Me,” it was reported to Sun Country personnel on the airliner and resulted in the unscheduled landing.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Texas will not press charges against the children, said the statement by FBI Special Agent in Charge John Morales.
The FBI thanked the 156 passengers on board Flight 593 to Mazatlán for their patience as they investigated the “circumstances behind the reported safety concern.”
The Sun Country passengers departed El Paso for Mazatlán on Thursday, the airline said.
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