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A passenger sparked terror panic on a Birmingham-bound flight after shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “Boom”.

Shehraz Sarwar, 38, caused widespread alarm with his ‘obnoxious’ behaviour as the Emirates Boeing 777 from Dubai was about to land on February 1 last year.

Some of the 347 passengers were left in tears after becoming terrified by his shouting.

The Birmingham Mail reports Sarwar, from the Saltley of Birmingham, had caused trouble from the start of the flight.

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He twice refused to put his seat belt on during take-off and then made the loud outbursts before landing at Birmingham Airport.

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Patrick Sullivan, prosecuting, told Birmingham Crown Court: “The behaviour before these words was obnoxious.

“He fell asleep for about three quarters of the flight and when he woke up he threw a towel back at a member of staff who had offered him one. He also threw a scone behind him although it did not land on anyone.

“He was also hitting his head with his hand. People were distressed and upset by his behaviour.

“In a statement, one of the passengers said the plane had hit strong turbulence as they were descending.

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“He said that he was happy to have survived the landing but feared, after hearing Sarwar, that he was going to be the victim of a terrorist bomb and that his ‘heart skipped a beat.’”

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Sarwar pleaded guilty to using threatening words and behaviour.

Judge Simon Drew QC adjourned sentence until July 1 for a report to be prepared, warning Sarwar that all sentencing options were open.

Balbir Singh, defending, said his client had been upset after attending his grandmother’s funeral in Pakistan and had also not taken his medication, methadone.

He said: “There was considerable turbulence. One of the cabin crew, with 14 years experience, said it was the worse landing she had ever experienced.

“Everybody was scared. He put people who were already in fear in greater fear.”