Shoe Bomber Alert Preceded Airport Shooting

ABC News ^ | Dec. 7, 2005

[popdonnelly]

"Strangely, after holding him overnight, airport security in New York released him."

Not "strangely". "Incompetently" or "negligently".

[Cindy]

UPDATE...


Note The following text is a quote:
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http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/egytiandetention120805.htm

Press Release
December 8, 2005
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

On December 2, 2005, an Egyptian male was detained by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials while passing through a security checkpoint at JFK Airport in New York City. Preliminary field testing of the individual's shoes showed a positive hit for explosive materials being contained in the shoes. The shoes were confiscated by TSA officials and turned over to the FBI for further analysis.

Analysis of the shoes was performed at the FBI Laboratory and it was determined that no explosive materials were present in the passenger's shoes. This individual was also interviewed by Special Agents of the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Waterloo, Iowa, and it was determined that he poses no security threat.

[red irish]

Funny funny funny. I love it.

[rockabyebaby]

I'm thinking if the incident in Miami didn't happen we would never have found out about this NY incident, interestin', beddy interestin' indeed.

[TimPatriot]

The man shot dead in Miami appears to have been deranged, but the missing Egyptian may help explain why air marshals acted as they did.

This story trying to connect the two incidents and insinuate that the Marhals were hepped up because of the Egyptian is pure b.s. As if it isn't enough reason to shoot to kill when a passenger claims to have a bomb, runs around, refuses to stop when commanded, and instead reaches in his bag. There is more to this man's story I suspect than he is just "deranged" He knew what he was doing and had some movive, perhaps suicide to avoid some other event.

[Mr. K]

did they release him WITH THE SHOES TOO???

[TruthNtegrity]

No. They released him, but sent his shoes off to be further analyzed by the FBI, who then reported that there was nothing on the shoes.

I'm not so sure I "buy" the FBI press release that there was nothing on the shoes.

FIVE times it was tested by the TSA, and FIVE times they found TATP - then the FBI report that nothing was on the shoes? What? Did all of the previous testing remove any residue? Don't answer that. I know how the testing is done.

[frankjr]

Would you believe they looked for him then found him? (spoken with Maxwell Smart voice)

[the Real fifi]

Maybe that's it.. But they were the same kind of shoes and reportedly the soles were held to the shoe with some tape..

[I see my hands]

To: MrMojoRisin

Strange days. Kinda unreal.. really.

Eg libs lie so blatantly. Often in the presence of their own words. It's accepted as normal. What is going on!?!

[Right Wing Assault]

Maybe they tested him a 6th time and he passed, so they let him go.

Reminds me of the time I was renewing my driver's license. There was this 90-year-old woman who kept flunking the written test, so they let her keep taking it so she could pass. And the same day, there was a 90-year-old guy who couldn't pass the eye test so they let him keep doing it over with various pairs of glasses he brought along. He had about 6 pairs and he didn't know which ones were the ones that let him see.