Saudi Man Charged for Firecrackers on U.S. Plane

Reuters ^

[Boot Hill]

See post 17. (Sounds from the article like they're talking about something like M-80's)

--Boot

[Stallone]

oh yeah...

</michael moore, leftist morons, media, Hollywood, EuroNazis, Chomsky, Dems>

[glock rocks]

re: your post 307 on the SHE BOMBER thread... ping!

[tracer]

But did he have burnt siena in his luggage??

[Centurion2000]

A Saudi man was charged on Monday for carrying firecrackers in carry-on luggage on a plane from Germany,

You mean security failed ? Good heavens what is next ??

[BunnySlippers]

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[tracer]

Here's a wager for you:

They'll further analyze the "crayons," which appeared to be made of a wax-like material -- as crayons are -- and discover that they in fact were made of a plastique-type explosive.

You heard it first here, along with a repeat of my prediction that Lieberman will be a Republican within three months.......

[tracer]

See my #27 above.....

[U S Army EOD]

No fire cracker wouldn't set off C4, please don't get the she bomber started again, I'm already in enough trouble.

[U S Army EOD]

Smaller than M80's probably just some harmless lady fingers left over from New Years. I doubt if there is really anything to this.

[Ann Archy]

He should NEVER be allowed on another plane!! Obvious he was up to no good.

[NonValueAdded]

Now why would Little Joe go and do that?

[af_vet_1981]

It would have done more for aircraft safty to shoot the man instead of asking him why and what and whatever,

No, no, no

Drug him, interrogate him, and exploit the INTEL. We can always execute him after he is no further use, depending on how the facts develop.

[TruthNtegrity]

Well, since the comments I saw were aimed at your ex, I can't imagine what kind of trouble you are in.

And you helped me with some guys on an Intel board who usually don't pay any attention to what I say. Between quoting you and verification of effect by a friend on there, I finally gained credibility. Thanks!

FReepmail me the answer if you don't want to post it on here for all to see!

Truthy

[HP8753]

"three small firecracker-type explosive or incendiary devices

Hopefully,Someone is checking inside these to make sure they are what they look like.

A crayon sized piece of modern explosives can still do some pretty good damage to an aircraft in flight.

[The KG9 Kid]

I'd imagine that even a small incendiary device stowed inside luggage could produce a raging fire in the cargo bay. A bundle of greasy rags wrapped around the device could start an unstoppable fire inside the aircraft at altitude.

Do modern passenger jets even have Halon extinguishers in the cargo compartment?

Our Aerospace Freepers may be able to answer this question.

[DainBramage]

Blasting Cap and fuse

[Ax]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't "mohandis" in Arabic mean "engineer?"

[SauronOfMordor]

Are they certain that it was a firecracker and not a blasting cap made to look like a firecracker?

[U S Army EOD]

I would be willing to bet it was some left over fireworks from New Years.