Man to challenge Twitter 'threat' conviction

A man who was convicted and fined for tweeting that he planned to blow up an airport says he will take his case to Britain's High Court.

A man who was convicted and fined for tweeting that he planned to blow up an airport says he will take his case to Britain's High Court.

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Lawyers for Paul Chambers said Monday that leading human rights lawyer Ben Emmerson will lead the legal challenge to Chambers' conviction.

Chambers was arrested in January after he posted a message on Twitter saying he would blow Robin Hood Airport "sky high" if his flight was delayed.

Chambers insisted it was a joke. But a judge found him guilty of sending a menacing message over a public telecommunications network.

This month another judge rejected Chambers' appeal. The verdict caused a wave of outrage on Twitter, with thousands of supporters retweeting Chambers' message.