[gatorbait]

But if they did do that, they would have tried it again.

Possibly and ,if it worked once ,it might again.Know what I really believe ? Like you, I am thinking it was a device secreted aboard in the luggage. Nothing else makes as much sense.

[U S Army EOD]

Or put into the fuel tank by an airport worker. Then they could have a small FAE bomb. One small explosion not much bigger than a blasting cap to create a mist of fuel in the tank followed by another blasting cap about .5 seconds later. That would be hard to trace.

You know something Gatorbait, I have always felt like that putting bombs in things instead of taking them out would be more fun. Not only that you could work your own hours instead of responding to some other assholes bomb in the middle of the night or when you are drunk or something.

Matter of fact the three hardest decissicons I made in my entire military career was one night during a party I had to move the whole unit and trying to decide who were the three soberest guys in the unit to drive the trucks. Have you ever seen an entire convoy weaving down the road? It is a sight to behold.