A man who threatened to bomb a British airport on Twitter has been charged with sending a menacing message.

"Paul Chambers, 26, of Balby, is scheduled to appear at Doncaster Magistrates' Court on Friday for a preliminary hearing after he was charged by South Yorkshire police on Thursday," writes The Register's John Leyden.

"Chambers allegedly made remarks about Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire after he discovered the a flight he planned to take was canceled," Leyden writes.

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