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Emiliano Endrizzi Charged Over False Bomb Claim on Flight, Freed Under Restrictions

The case now tests how Argentina penalizes false threats that force costly airport security responses.

Overview

  • Endrizzi shouted that another passenger "had a bomb" on a Flybondi flight in Jujuy on Saturday, which triggered an evacuation and a full explosives sweep that found no threat.
  • Federal prosecutor Sebastián Jure formally charged him with public intimidation alongside an offense against transport security, citing the alarm caused to passengers.
  • Judge Eduardo Hansen granted provisional release with conditions that include weekly check-ins with federal police, a ban on leaving the country without approval, and notice of any address change.
  • Investigators seized his cellphone for forensic analysis, and the inquiry continues while Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy considers sanctions up to terminating his contract.
  • The player posted a video apology saying he is sorry and never meant to scare anyone, though the intimidation charge under Argentine law carries a possible two- to six-year prison term.