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Shoe Bomber Alert Preceded Airport Shooting
ABC News ^
| Dec. 7, 2005
Posted on 12/07/2005 8:52:13 PM PST by 11th_VA
Federal law enforcement sources tell ABC News they had been on the alert for a possible shoe bomber when a federal air marshal opened fire at the Miami International Airport today.
In today's incident, an agitated passenger claimed to have a bomb in his backpack was shot and killed by a federal air marshal, officials said. No bomb was found.
Officials say a 50-year old Egyptian man was stopped six days ago at New York's John F. Kennedy airport. Sources say he had a suspicious pair of shoes that tested positive five times for the explosive substance TATP on the interior of his shoes between the heel and sole.
Federal officials say the man's shoes are remarkably similar to those used by shoe bomber Richard Reid, who attempted to blow up an American Airlines jet over the Atlantic four years ago.
The Egyptian man's destination was Des Moines, Iowa, sources say, and he claimed he was a student at Iowa State University, in Ames.
Strangely, after holding him overnight, airport security in New York released him. The FBI was notified after he was released. Now the FBI has put out a nationwide alert.
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.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; alpizar; donutwatch; flight924; jihadinamerica; shoebomber; tatp; tsalosesanother1
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To: 11th_VA
Strangely, after holding him overnight, airport security in New York released him. The FBI was notified after he was released. Now the FBI has put out a nationwide alert.
Unbelievable. [shaking head]
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:07:32 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: 11th_VA
WTF .. why did they release him ???Probably found a business card from some ACLU lawyer in his pocket
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:08:10 PM PST
by
digger48
To: 11th_VA
Hard to believe that he was simply released...
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:09:14 PM PST
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts!!)
To: TomGuy
Now the FBI has put out a nationwide alert. Based on this statement, can we assume that there is some connection with what happened in Miami today and that this was not just some guy off his meds?
To: 11th_VA
I personally have been on alert for a plane dropping out of the sky since 11/26 or 11/28!: whichever date you believe regarding the LA missile launch against a east-bound jet.
I will be fainting with relief and appreciation if no planes are shot down in the next 3 weeks.
Still wondering how that Harrier jet managed to crash leaving Florida.
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:12:07 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: Itzlzha
That's the ticket..all terrorists trails end in Oklahoma..no joke!
To: RedCell
To put a tail on him, perhaps?
The FBI was notified after he was released.
I'd love to be able to give them enough credit that I could believe it was some master plan to let him go, but alas, more than likely it's sheer incompetence.
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:14:56 PM PST
by
kenth
(Come back here... so that I may brain thee!)
To: 11th_VA
They said he failed the shoe test 5 times !!! Well, they've got to be sure.
Perhaps they should have taken the shoes and fired some rounds into them to see if they explode... while he was still wearing them. Problem solved...
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:16:42 PM PST
by
CommandoFrank
(Peer into the depths of hell and there you will find the face of Islam...)
To: o_zarkman44
They probably let him go so that they could follow him. If not, then they should fire the entire TSA and the FBI too.
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:18:31 PM PST
by
appeal2
To: Itzlzha
OU and IowaState are both BIG 12 schools....Go CyClones!!!
Not that they'll be playing football vs each other anytime soon...but there is a wrestling match between the two schools Jan.28th in Norman.
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:20:46 PM PST
by
FlashBack
(When I grow up I wanna be a coWboy.)
To: 11th_VA
Sounds as if there was a test run...
To: penelopesire
That IS no joke!
There is clearly an AQ/others assault underway.
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:22:26 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: 11th_VA
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:22:38 PM PST
by
austinmark
("May the Flea's of a Thousand Camels Nest in ALLAH's Pubic Hair" !!!)
To: Calpernia
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:23:24 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: Libertina
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:24:11 PM PST
by
Mom MD
To: Libertina
I share your thought. They are up to something.
To: PhiKapMom
Big 12 Conference "ping".
Please pass it along if you see fit.
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:26:34 PM PST
by
FlashBack
(When I grow up I wanna be a coWboy.)
To: 11th_VA
Well I live in Lodi California and am a graduate of Iowa State University. This is really getting scary.
To: Mom MD
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:28:12 PM PST
by
txhurl
(Please Lord: let us catch them before they strike like you have so many times. Amen.)
To: w1andsodidwe
This is one of those stories where only the guv'mint knows the full scoop, how bad it really is behind the scenes.
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posted on
12/07/2005 9:31:42 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
(Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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