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Officials: Possible terror attack on Northwest jet (Subdued by flight crew and passengers)
MSNBC ^ | 12/25/09 | NBC, msnbc.com and news services

Posted on 12/25/2009 2:06:37 PM PST by jimbo123

A 23-year-old Nigerian man tried to light a powdery substance aboard a Northwest Airlines flight before landing in Detroit on Friday, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official told NBC News.

Two people noticed the attempt and a third person jumped on the man and subdued him, an airline official told NBC News.

The man is being treated at the burn unit of the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, officials said.

The man told investigators that he wanted to set off a bomb over the United States, and the incident is being handled as a possibile terrorism attack by both law enforcement and intelligence agencies, senior counterterrorism officials said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Michigan; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; alqaeda; deltaflight253; flight253; jihadinamerica; muslim; northwestflight253; nwa; terrorist
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To: Dallas59

I know. That is why I stopped flying. My wife and I flew to Washing State in 2004 I believe. We left from TIA and we both had to take off our shoes to be wanded and searched. And at the same time there were a group of individuals in Arab dress that they motioned on through.

I flew to Washington State, flew back, got off the airplane and never thought about flying again.

My motto is now: If I can’t drive, I don’t need to go.


41 posted on 12/25/2009 2:33:17 PM PST by sport
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To: jimbo123

And where is Obama....Spending our tax dollars in Hawaii.


42 posted on 12/25/2009 2:33:32 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: jimbo123
Went off in his lap? LOL.

I hope he burned his wienie.

43 posted on 12/25/2009 2:33:56 PM PST by csvset
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To: USArmySpouse
Was this a different flight from the Delta “fireworks” reported earlier? If so, it seems coordinated to hit Christmas day.

That's a good question. It's also not clear whether this happened in the air or on the ground. Sounds like firecrackers on the ground and a powdery substance in the air. Still contradictory information around. Probably not two different incidents, but can't be sure yet.

44 posted on 12/25/2009 2:34:07 PM PST by Will88
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To: Tijeras_Slim

In a pinch, use someone else’s.

Never your own.


45 posted on 12/25/2009 2:34:28 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: Sacajaweau
And where is Obama....

You expect Obama to check genitals for explosives at airports?

46 posted on 12/25/2009 2:36:11 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

It was probably a small fire too.


47 posted on 12/25/2009 2:37:01 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Live jubtabulously!)
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To: jimbo123

Probably won’t be long until the the third person who subdued the man is taken into custody or at least put onto a watch list.


48 posted on 12/25/2009 2:38:33 PM PST by TBall
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To: jimbo123
The man told investigators that he wanted to set off a bomb over the United States, and the incident is being handled as a possibile terrorism attack by both law enforcement and intelligence agencies, senior counterterrorism officials said.

Possible terrorism attack? He said he wanted to set off a bomb. Someone explain to me how that is NOT terrorism.

These politically correct "conterterrorism experts" are gonna get a whole bunch of us killed.

49 posted on 12/25/2009 2:39:01 PM PST by upchuck (The plan for 2010: Pray; Raise/conserve cash; Pray; Pay your debts; Pray; Stockpile; Buy ammo; VOTE!)
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To: jimbo123
How much will the airline pay to settle the case, after they apologize for this racist attack on a muslim “student”?
50 posted on 12/25/2009 2:43:41 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (Don't nuke me, bro)
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To: jimbo123

Surely, just a disgruntled, misunderstood passenger who was having a bad day. . .and probably hates Christmas. . .


51 posted on 12/25/2009 2:46:25 PM PST by cricket ('Don't bow for me . . Obama ' (America's <I>sorriest</I> President))
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To: jimbo123

Can’t they just open the door and toss him overboard.


52 posted on 12/25/2009 2:48:24 PM PST by reg45 (Be calm everyone. The idiot children are in charge!)
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To: jimbo123

How did the device with which he attempted to light the substance make it through security?


53 posted on 12/25/2009 2:49:04 PM PST by arasina (So there.)
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To: USArmySpouse

“If so, it seems coordinated to hit Christmas day.” It was coordinated alright! Why do you think zero flew to Hawaii?


54 posted on 12/25/2009 2:49:05 PM PST by Colorado Cowgirl (God bless America!)
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To: arasina

I’m sure the Nigerian had help from his fellow muslims at the Amsterdam airport.


55 posted on 12/25/2009 2:52:25 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

“””The man was apparently already on the government’s no-fly list of suspected terrorists, according to a senior intelligence official. “”””


Once again our Federal Government tries to impress us with their incompetence.


56 posted on 12/25/2009 2:52:52 PM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: jimbo123

The White House is slow to react to this story changing it from attempted terrorist attack to a firecracker incident due to it being Christmas.


57 posted on 12/25/2009 2:53:23 PM PST by bushpilot1
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To: jimbo123

No doubt that Nigerian fellow was bringing $40 million to some lucky American who helped with a “banking opportunity” I hear so much about.


58 posted on 12/25/2009 2:55:08 PM PST by newfreep ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." - P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: jimbo123
"...possible..."

Hmmmm....Since he admitted he wanted to set off a bomb, I guess they really need to be cautious about jumping to any rash conclusions...

59 posted on 12/25/2009 3:01:01 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: samtheman
Probably Columbia. The reporting is not good enough for Wal-Mart.
60 posted on 12/25/2009 3:02:29 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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