Bomb hoax plea changed.

AN AIRLINE passenger who previously admitted perpetrating a bomb hoax as he checked in for a flight to Ireland has changed his plea.

James Tully James Tully (18 September1915—20 May1992) was a prominent Irish trade unionist, politician and Deputy Leader of the Irish Labour Party who served as a minister in a series of Irish Fine Gael-Labour coalition governments. , aged 41, was arrested on July 5 this year at Birmingham International Airport Birmingham International Airport may refer to:

Birmingham International Airport (UK), the major airport located southeast of Birmingham, in West Midlands, United Kingdom
Birmingham International Airport (US), the major airport serving Birmingham, Alabama, USA

after prosecutors said he falsely claimed to have explosives in his luggage.

Tully, of Kings Heath, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to communicating false information contrary to the Criminal Law Act at a hearing last month and was due to be sentenced at Warwick Crown Court today.

But Judge Richard Cole accepted a request that his plea be changed, and adjourned the until August 17.

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