police said tuesday that the man who allegedly made a hoax bomb threat described his deeds as a "prank," xinhua reported.
据新华社报道，一名男子之前谎称航班有炸弹威胁机场人员，上海警方周二表示，该男子称自己的行为只是“恶作剧”。
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.
警方报告称，犯罪嫌疑人蒲某上周五在浦东国际机场说飞机有炸弹只是为了模仿游戏中的情节。
"it's purely a prank, and i didn't expect the consequence would be so serious," he was quoted as saying.
他说：“纯粹只是一个恶作剧，没想到有这么大的后果。”
pu had been detained for allegedly fabricating and spreading fake terrorism information.
蒲某被以涉嫌非法传播虚假恐怖信息刑事拘留。