[bwteim]

Authorities board plane at Dulles
Passengers on British Airways flight questioned; FBI says incident not terrorist-related

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The Associated Press
Originally published December 31, 2003, 10:51 PM EST


WASHINGTON -- FBI and Homeland Security Department officials boarded a British Airways jet shortly after it landed at Washington Dulles International Airport Wednesday night and detained 247 passengers for about three hours, officials said.

An FBI official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detention of the passengers was not terrorist-related.

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Source


http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/bal-plane1231,0,4488675.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines

[cajungirl]

I dont believe it,,why was FBI and HS there if it was not related to terrorist fears?

[Domestic Church]

"An FBI official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detention of the passengers was not terrorist-related."

Health related?

[Shermy]

An FBI official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detention of the passengers was not terrorist-related.

But...

"The official declined to say what specifically led to the quarantine of the plane, but cited the recent increase in the U.S. terror alert status. "

[maestro]

An FBI official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detention of the passengers was not terrorist-related.

Sure.

The Queen is on board with Princess 'Di's diary.

(She's defecting?)

/sarcasm