Posted on 09/09/2006 8:53:10 PM PDT by buccaneer81
Man Accused of Having Knife in Airport
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - A man with a one-way ticket to Yemen attempted to board a plane with a knife hidden in a book, authorities said.
Mohammed Ghanem, 21, of Hamtramck, was jailed Saturday on $500,000 after being arraigned on a charge of possessing a weapon in the sterile area of an airport.
Ghanem was arrested Thursday at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after Transportation Security Administration officers detected the knife "artfully concealed" in the book, airport spokesman Michael Conway said.
Someone had carved out the inside of the book and placed the knife inside it, said Ghanem's attorney, Nabih Ayad.
"He said he didn't know where the knife came from," Ayad told the Detroit Free Press.
If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
Ghanem was born in Yemen, a republic bordering Saudi Arabia whose 18 million residents are primarily Muslim. He is now a legal permanent resident of the United States and was returning to Yemen to get married, Ayad said.
Ghanem works as a busboy and lives in Hamtramck with family members, but he had a one-way ticket to Yemen, authorities said.
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He wasn't headed for SFO.
Dry Run...
"was jailed Saturday on $500,000"
How do you get jailed on $500,000?
They mean bond? A terror suspect gets bail?
Give him a break. He was probably carrying the knife for protection against all the U.S. personnel who are assaulting muslims. //s
Was he going to open boxes?
Maybe Bubba can leave a stain on his blue gown
Sheesh.
I hid a transistor radio in a book in the 5th grade. Even had an earphone jack hidden at the bottom.
What a brainless stooge. Must be a democrat.
Wasn't the Jihadist who ran over folks with his SUV in San Fransico also involved with a go-home-to-marry situation?
Yeah, I hate when knives mysteriously burrow themselves into my books too. Heck, my Ann Coulter book came with one already implanted in it when first bought.
This isn't related to terrorism, of course. Poor guy was just minding his own business when those mean ol' airport people unfairly profiled him.
Let's see how much press coverage this gets.
This brings up some questions:
Why are we still importing Islam?
Why do we allow family-based immigration of unskilled laborers?
What kind of assimilation is promoted by allowing immigrants to legally "fetch" brides (ie cousins ) from back in the village?
Uhh, nobody told you. The phrase "Maybe Bubba can leave a stain on his blue gown" is a perfect one that fits any occasion, argument, or historical essay.
I just liked the line about Bubba.
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