Police arrested a 14-year-old Dutch girl Monday after she tweeted a terror threat to American Airlines that catapulted her into social media fame overnight . A Twitter user calling herself Sarah with the handle @ QueenDemetriax_ tweeted `` @ AmericanAir hello my name 's Ibrahim and I 'm from Afghanistan . I 'm part of Al Qaida and on June 1st I 'm gon na do something really big bye . '' American Airlines responded swiftly from their official Twitter account saying `` @ QueenDemetriax_ Sarah , we take these threats very seriously . Your IP address and details will be forwarded to security and the FBI . '' Moments later , in a series of tweets , the girl pleaded with the airline , writing `` I 'm just a girl '' and claiming the threat was a joke made by her friend . The teenager turned herself in at a police station in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Monday afternoon after authorities launched an investigation into her whereabouts , Wessel Stolle , a Rotterdam police department spokesman told CNN . `` The assumption made by her tweets was taken seriously , and I may add that it is a rather alarming threat , '' Stolle said . The girl has been charged with `` posting a false or alarming announcement '' under Dutch law , but the consequences of the accusation remain unclear . `` She will be questioned for the next couple of hours and after that she might be sent home during the investigation , '' Stolle said . `` We do not know yet . That will have to come out of the investigation . '' Rotterdam police said they are in contact with several agencies , but did not confirm if the FBI or any other American agency may be involved in the investigation . American Airlines stood by their actions Monday despite the girl 's appeals on Twitter , including one message that reportedly read `` I 'm so sorry I 'm scared now . '' `` At American , the safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority . We take security matters very seriously and work with authorities on a case-by-case basis , '' American spokesman Matt Miller told CNN . `` American 's response was taken down per our standard procedures . In this type of situation , we flag the conversation with the proper authorities and then take down the message ( s ) . '' Twitter has suspended the account associated with `` @ QueenDemetriax_ . '' Twitter does n't allow users to `` make direct , specific threats of violence against others , '' according to its abusive behavior policy , which is part of its Twitter rules . Former flight attendant gets prison for bomb threats .
Teen from Rotterdam threatens American Airlines via Twitter . She claims to be a member of al Qaeda named Ibrahim . Threatening anyone via Twitter violates the airline 's policy .