PAX ON A B727 WAS DEPLANED AFTER STATING TO THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT A BOMB WAS IN A BAG IN THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT AND DID NOT CARE IF POLICE WERE CALLED.

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GREETINGS! DURING BOARDING OF FLT ON JUN/XA/01; THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ME TO ADVISE ME OF A SIT IN MAIN CABIN. HE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE ROOM IN AN OVERHEAD BIN AND ASKED PAX AROUND THE OVERHEAD BIN 'WHOSE BAG IS THIS?' A LADY REPLIED 'MINE' AT THE SAME TIME A MALE PAX IN THE AREA SAID 'I WOULDN'T MOVE THAT BAG IF I WAS YOU; THERE IS A BOMB IN IT.' HE THEN EXPLAINED TO THE PAX NOT TO MAKE JOKES ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SIT AND INFORMED THE PAX THAT HE COULD CALL THE POLICE. THE PAX REPLIED 'CALL THE POLICE!' AFTER HEARING THIS STORY; I ADVISED THE CAPT OF THE SIT AND HE SAID HE WANTED THAT PAX OFF; HE ASKED ME TO GET THE AGENT. I ADVISED THE AGENT AND HE CAME AND SPOKE WITH THE CAPT; THEN REMOVED THE PAX FROM THE ACFT. CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE ON THE JETBRIDGE BTWN THE SUPVR (FEMALE); #2 FLT ATTENDANT; AND THE PAX. ANOTHER SUPVR (MALE) ARRIVED AND BEGAN INQUIRING ABOUT THE SIT. THE PAX'S CHKED LUGGAGE WAS REMOVED AND THE FEMALE SUPVR ASKED FOR A STATEMENT FROM THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT. I ASSISTED THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT IN WRITING THE STATEMENT AND WE GAVE IT TO THE FEMALE SUPVR AS THE ACFT DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED.