Posted on 11/18/2005 11:56:49 PM PST by rdb3
Bomb threat shuts down Love Field
Passengers scrambled after a bomb threat paralyzed Dallas Love Field for three hours on a busy Friday night.
Witnesses said chaos ensued after a man at a departure gate began screaming, "Bomb in the bag! Bomb in the bag!"
The man took off all his clothes and started running, as hundreds of horrified travelers followed suit.
The terminal was evacuated around 6:30 p.m. as security teams began searching for the man.
Departing passengers and all incoming traffic were turned away while the airport grounds were secured. Stranded travelers frantically phoned friends and relatives to offer assurances of safety.
The unnamed suspect was apprehended and taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital for observation. Police said the man told them that God had told him to put a bomb in a bag and take it to the airport.
Bomb-sniffing dogs examined the suspect's luggage and gave no indication of explosives inside. The Dallas bomb squad, taking no chances, removed the bag to an isolated area and detonated it.
Southwest Airlines, the primary tenant at Love Field, was trying to get its schedule back to normal after the airport resumed operations about 9:40 p.m. The airline said anyone with questions about flights or loved ones can call 800-I-FLY-SWA.
E-mail mrazzuk@wfaa.com
Hmm. Guess they don't call it "Love Field" for nothing.
Where is the love?
Geez...I didn't realize how frustrated Arpey was over the Wright Amendment! :-p
They all ripped their clothes off and ran?
Yep, that would be the most natural thing to happen at Love Field. Crowded, cramped and a couple of bars to get a toddy or nine down in and anything can happen.
Well now, what is the suspect's name and why
did he do that?
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Apparently the man was referring to a fellow passenger who had a bootleg DVD of the new Jennifer Anniston flick, 'Derailed'.
He apparently ran one way and his suit another. Dumb crowd followed the suit.
That God. He's such a practical joker!
Either that, or he was trying to dispose of a loaded diaper and only trying to be curteous.
That was Nancy Peltosi running after her face, not a bomb.
It's a tiny airport. One would have thought he would have tried this at Dallas/Fort Worth airport instead.
Whoa! Now there's a visual image.
Who writes this stuff? They need to go back to Grammar 101!
For those that find clothing too restrictive..
This sentence sounds like EVERYONE took off their clothes and started running.
A suicide streaker?
"Don't look Ethel!!"
Wow, didn't know those kind of runs existed, LOL!
Maybe those folks at Love Field were former participants.
If I was a runner, I think I'd have to agree with Kramer from Seinfeld, "The boys need a home."
Mary Ann, Spell Check doesn't check for stupidity.
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