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Flight Lands In Newark After Dynamite Found In Luggage
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Posted on 08/25/2006 12:11:03 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Flight Lands In Newark After Dynamite Found In Luggage
POSTED: 2:41 pm EDT August 25, 2006 UPDATED: 3:05 pm EDT August 25, 2006 HOUSTON -- A college student's checked luggage on a Continental Airlines flight to Houston from Argentina on Friday contained dynamite, and federal authorities are investigating why he had it and what he intended to do with it, an FBI spokeswoman said.
"Certainly we are doing a thorough investigation and trying to find out what this individual's intention was in trying to bring dynamite here," FBI spokeswoman Shauna Dunlap said Friday.
The dynamite was found during a luggage search in a federal inspection station at Bush Intercontinental Airport shortly after Continental Flight 52 landed about 6 a.m. Friday. Marlene McClinton, spokeswoman for the Houston Airport System, said a bomb-sniffing dog "had a hit" on explosive residue during a further search.
She said Customs and Border Patrol and the FBI shut down the customs area and began questioning the passenger who had the luggage. The identity and age of the passenger, a man, were not released.
Houston Fire Department Assistant Chief Omero Longoria said the man told fire officials that he works in mining and often handles explosives, so that would explain the residue. He said federal officials were investigating whether the man's explanation was true, and the fire department's role in the probe ended upon determining the man's bag did not contain a bomb.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: argentina; dynamite; dynomiiite; houston; napoleon; newark; newarkliberty; newjersey; nj; studentalfrednobel; studentjimmywalker; texas; tx; wot
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To: Sub-Driver
This was an actual dumb idea.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:12:23 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: Sub-Driver
Well, at least they found it...
To: debg; conservativepoet
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:13:11 PM PDT
by
Txsleuth
(((((((((ISRAEL))))))) Prayers up for Steve, Olaf, and the Israeli kidnapped soldiers.)
To: RightWhale
Houston to Argentina, whats it doing in Newark
(Continental is a hub in both, but still)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:13:59 PM PDT
by
steveo
(ADVERTISEMENT)
To: Sub-Driver
Kid's name was Napoleon.
Freakin Loser!
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:16:20 PM PDT
by
Tulsa Ramjet
("If not now, when?")
To: Txsleuth
To: Sub-Driver
I'm not surprised that Newark missed it.
To: HHKrepublican_2
Probably Houston - New York - Argentina; but why do they say dynamite was found IN the luggage if only a dog sniffed it; furthermore, why was the plane allowed to take off from Houston?
To: Sub-Driver
From reading the article, he was just transporting dynamite in his luggage, not an actual bomb. What is all the excitement about? As another FReeper often posts, "Nothing to see here, move along"
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:20:09 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
( "The purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis." Spock)
To: Sub-Driver
I can't tell if they found explosives, or just residue.
A friend of mine works with C-4 on occasion and does demonstrations. Some of the people witnessing the demonstrations have been stopped in the airport on their way home because of the residue. The didn't even handle the live explosives, just the aftermath.
So, if it was just residue, then his story sounds very plausible.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:20:24 PM PDT
by
Gvl_M3
To: HHKrepublican_2
I'm wondering the same thing...
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:20:59 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: Blue Jays
Hi All-
Perhaps the student was taking the dynamite to go fishing on the last few days before classes resume?
~ Blue Jays ~
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:21:46 PM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: steveo
Kid Dyno - Mite strikes again.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:22:03 PM PDT
by
300magnum
(We know that if evil is not confronted, it gains in strength and audacity, and returns to strike us)
To: Sub-Driver
Another classic misleading headline from the MSM.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:22:10 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
To: Sub-Driver
That's it, I'm buying my own personal Learjet so I can travel the world without the hassles of flying on the major airlines.
Of course, I'll need some donations or a winning lottery ticket first.
To: Sub-Driver
Very confusing article -- It appears that no dynamite was found after the dog alerted to the residue but I'm not sure about that.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:23:02 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: HHKrepublican_2
The dynamite was found during a luggage search in a federal inspection station at Bush Intercontinental Airport shortly after Continental Flight 52 landed about 6 a.m. Friday Newark - Houston - points South
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:23:04 PM PDT
by
Jalapeno
To: Bob
The dynamite was found during a luggage search
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:24:23 PM PDT
by
Jalapeno
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