NEW YORK - Imikhuba yokukhulekelwa kwamaJuda angama-Orthodox, efaka nokuthwala ibhokisi elingcwele ekhanda, kuqubule ibhomu elethusa ngoLwesine ebhanoyini labagibeli baseMelika, kusho umthombo wezokuphepha.
Indiza iChautauqua Airlines ebisuka eNew York iya eLouisville, eKentucky, idlulele esikhumulweni sezindiza iPhiladelphia International Airport ngemuva kwalokho okwachazwa yiziphathimandla njengesigameko sokuphepha.
"Kubukeka sengathi bekungahambisani kahle nomgibeli wenkolo ogqoke into ethile yezenkolo futhi ekhuleka kakhulu," kusho lo mthombo ocele ukungadalulwa.
"Abasebenza endizeni babona, ngicabanga ukuthi, izenzo zakhe nezinto ayezisebenzisa ukusola nokuhlanekezela indiza," kusho umthombo wezokuphepha.
UGreg Soule, okhulumela i-Transportation Security Administration, uthe "umgibeli ophazamisayo" odale lesi sigameko.
Umgibeli ubuzwe ngabomthetho phansi kanti indiza iseshwe "ngokutholwa okungekuhle," kusho uSoule.
"Kukhona ogqunywe esitokisini," kusho okhulumela i-FBI ePhiladelphia etshela i-AFP. "Bekukhona ukuphepha kodwa angikwazi ukuphawula ngalokho."
I-US Airways ekuqaleni kwabikwa ukuthi iyona nkampani yezindiza ebandakanyekayo. IChautauqua Airlines isebenza ngokubambisana ne-US Airways, kanye neminye imikhiqizo emikhulu.
Imibiko yokuqala kuthelevishini ye-CBS 3 ibhekise kumgibeli wesilisa obebopha ucingo kusuka eminweni yakhe kuye ekhanda.
Umthombo wezokuphepha uthe umgibeli okukhulunywa ngaye empeleni wayegqoke ifilakteriya, ibhokisi eliqukethe amavesi eBhayibheli amaJuda angama-Orthodox abopha amakhanda awo njengengxenye yemikhuba yawo.
"Ubekhuleka kakhulu futhi esebenzisa le divayisi," kusho umthombo. "Esikuzwayo ukuthi kube nenkinga yolimi."
Abezokuphepha baseMelika kanye nezikhumulo zezindiza bebeqaphe ngeso lokhozi kusukela ngomzamo osolwa ngoDisemba 25 owenziwa ngumuntu waseNigeria wokucisha ibhomu ebhanoyini ebelisuka e-Amsterdam liya eDetroit.
Ithuluzi lalo mlisa kusolwa ukuthi belingasebenzi kahle wavele wanqotshwa ngamandla ngabagibeli nabasebenza ebhanoyini.
