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)

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

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

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。