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St. Louis-Bound Flights Rerouted Amid Protests (to avoid ground fire)
ABC News / AP ^ | November 25, 2014

Posted on 11/24/2014 11:21:21 PM PST by Zakeet

The Federal Aviation Administration is diverting some St. Louis-bound flights to other airports because of reports of gunshots fired into the sky in Ferguson following a grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: airtravel; ferguson; missouri; racism; riots

... all in their never-ending quest for justice ...

1 posted on 11/24/2014 11:21:22 PM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet
They're taking this a little too far, imo.

I don't know why, when some one wants war ... we don't give it to them.

2 posted on 11/24/2014 11:56:30 PM PST by knarf
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To: knarf

IDK, but couldn’t shots fired up in the air be dangerous for planes? I would certainly think that pistol bullets could damage the plane. But the facts are, people are shooting at the firefighters? WTH is wrong with these people? Do they want to kill the people who try to save people and the general public’s lives?


3 posted on 11/25/2014 3:13:16 AM PST by Morpheus2009
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To: Zakeet

Limit the airspace to Warthogs with orders to return fire.


4 posted on 11/25/2014 5:03:27 AM PST by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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