--- description: Not exactly the brightest idea title: Dutch Teen Arrested For Tweeting Threat at American Airlines image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b725ca5163047ad/69868a91cd804d71f9cca4bc/464850733-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dutch Teen Reportedly Arrested For Tweeting Threat at American Airlines by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2014 3:16 PM CUT  American Airlines Group Inc. planes, including a Boeing Co. 737-823, left, sit parked at gates at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014\. American Airlines Group Inc. is expected to release earnings data on Jan. 28\. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images American Airlines Group Inc. planes, including a Boeing Co. 737-823, left, sit parked at gates at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014\. American Airlines Group Inc. is expected to release earnings data on Jan. 28\. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2014 3:16 PM CUT A 14-year-old girl who tweeted a threat at American Airline’s Twitter account on Sunday was arrested Monday, but not at the request of the FBI or the airlines, a [Dutch police spokesperson told Business Insider ](http://www.businessinsider.com/dutch-police-make-arrest-over-twitter-terror-threat-2014-4 "undefined")and BNO News. > [](https://twitter.com/mpoppel/status/455723052295524352) It began when a girl named Sarah ([her account @QueenDementriax\_](https://twitter.com/account/suspended "undefined") has since been suspended) [tweeted](http://www.businessinsider.com/dutch-police-make-arrest-over-twitter-terror-threat-2014-4 "undefined"), “Hello my name’s Ibrahim and I’m from Afghanistan. I’m part of Al Qaida and on June 1st I’m gonna do something really big bye.” American Airlines replied: “Sarah, we take these threats very seriously. YOur IP Address and details will be forwarded to security and the FBI.” Before her account was removed, she tweeted, “omfg I was kidd,” “I’m so sorry I’m scared no,” “I was joking and it was my friend not me, take her IP address,” and “I was kidding pls don’t I’m just a girl pls.” [She also tweeted](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/twitter-user-joke-terror-threat-alarms-american-airlines-article-1.1755119 "undefined"), “I’m just a fangirl pls I don’t have evil thoughts and plus I’m a white girl.” The following confirmation of the arrest appears to have been tweeted by the Twitter account for the Dutch Police @Politie: Rotterdamse (14) aangehouden voor doen valse melding richting American Airlines. Onderzoek loopt. [#Politie](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Politie?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [#Rotterdam](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rotterdam?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [@americanair](https://twitter.com/AmericanAir?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") — Politie Eenheid Rotterdam eo (@POL\_Rotterdam) [April 14, 2014](https://twitter.com/POL%5FRotterdam/status/455715014209708032?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") Dutch girl (14) from Rotterdam arrested after American Airlines threat. Investigation continues. [#Rotterdam](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rotterdam?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [#Police](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Police?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [#Force](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Force?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [@americanair](https://twitter.com/AmericanAir?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") — Politie Eenheid Rotterdam eo (@POL\_Rotterdam) [April 14, 2014](https://twitter.com/POL%5FRotterdam/status/455715116903047168?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") Wessel Stole, a spokesperson for the Dutch police,[ told Business Insider:](http://www.businessinsider.com/dutch-police-make-arrest-over-twitter-terror-threat-2014-4 "undefined") --- > “” --- Guess Sarah learned the hard way that tweeting threats is never funny. We’ve reached out to Dutch police for our own confirmation and will update when we hear back. **_Update at 12:25 pm:_** _This post was updated to add links to tweets from the Dutch police account_ [_@Politie_](https://twitter.com/Politie "undefined") _and the English version of the tweet._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/61690/girl-arrested-for-tweeting-threat-at-american-airlines-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/61690/girl-arrested-for-tweeting-threat-at-american-airlines-twitter/"},"headline":"Dutch Teen Reportedly Arrested For Tweeting Threat at American Airlines","datePublished":"2014-04-14T15:16:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:46.617Z","description":"Not exactly the brightest idea","url":"https://time.com/61690/girl-arrested-for-tweeting-threat-at-american-airlines-twitter/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","viral","twitter","World","American Airlines"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b725ca5163047ad/69868a91cd804d71f9cca4bc/464850733-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b725ca5163047ad/69868a91cd804d71f9cca4bc/464850733-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Operations Inside The American Airlines Terminal At Reagan National Airport Ahead Of Earnings","caption":"Operations Inside The American Airlines Terminal At Reagan National Airport Ahead Of Earnings","creditText":"Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/61690/girl-arrested-for-tweeting-threat-at-american-airlines-twitter/","name":"Dutch Teen Reportedly Arrested For Tweeting Threat at American Airlines"}}]}] ```