Skip to comments.
Passenger Ignites Explosive on Delta Flight, Al Qaeda Connection Reported
Fox News ^
| December 25, 2009
Posted on 12/25/2009 2:44:18 PM PST by deaconjim
A male passenger reportedly linked to terrorist organization al-Qaeda ignited a powdery substance prior to landing on a Delta Airlines flight to Detroit Friday. The suspect is believed to be Nigerian, Fox News reported.
Several people were hurt and one person was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical Center at Ann Arbor, hospital spokeswoman Tracy Justice said. An emergency was declared aboard the flight, operated as Northwest flight 253, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson.
The suspect, who suffered second-degree burns, told federal investigators he was directed by al-Qaeda, though authorities are questioning the veracity of that statement, ABC reported. A federal situational awareness bulletin noted that the explosive was acquired in Yemen with instructions as to when it should be used, ABC said.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Michigan; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: dal; flight253; mymuslimfaith; nwa; rop; terrorism
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-73 last
To: uscabjd
He didn’t. . .it was the MUSLIME ground servicing crew in Amsterdam that put the stuff on the jet.
Clearly.
61
posted on
12/25/2009 4:52:47 PM PST
by
Hulka
To: SoCalPol
Yeah. . .but I’ll bet not on the flight-line where the MUSLIMES work servicing jets. . . planting stuff, I’ll bet.
62
posted on
12/25/2009 4:55:43 PM PST
by
Hulka
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Like here in the US, and like in the US, the MUSLIMES get a pass.
63
posted on
12/25/2009 4:56:55 PM PST
by
Hulka
To: potlatch
64
posted on
12/25/2009 5:06:55 PM PST
by
devolve
( . . . . . . . . . woodpile alert - "My muslim faith....." - Kobe Osama . . . . . . . . . . . .)
To: deaconjim
Too bad the passengers didn’t pummel him into a puddle.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
This sort of thing is stunning for Schipol. They have always had very tight security....
I've only been to Schipol twice, but it seems you are correct.
To: Dewey Revoltnow
You don’t just stroll through, there.....
67
posted on
12/25/2009 5:36:44 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Merry Christmas, FReepers!)
To: ml/nj
My wife and I are over 60 and white. She gets searched all the time.
68
posted on
12/25/2009 5:46:42 PM PST
by
uscabjd
To: Kaslin
He most CERTAINLY did...and...oddly enough, he was even able to call a TERRORIST a TERRORIST...not some man-made disaster crap!
69
posted on
12/25/2009 6:36:29 PM PST
by
NordP
(COMMON SENSE CONSERVATIVES - Love of Country, Less Govt, Stop Spending, No Govt Run Health Care!!!)
To: The_Reader_David
70
posted on
12/25/2009 6:39:00 PM PST
by
NordP
(COMMON SENSE CONSERVATIVES - Love of Country, Less Govt, Stop Spending, No Govt Run Health Care!!!)
To: ml/nj
not to mention I had to remove my boots also I was traveling with many other soldiers in uniform. I will say last time I didnt remove my boots, either they got some sense or didnt care.
71
posted on
12/26/2009 6:35:52 AM PST
by
09Patriot
(why take chances when you can stay in the middle?---The Fountainhead)
To: ml/nj
I think the TSA guy just wanted a nice foil cutter for his vino and made up an excuse to take yours.
72
posted on
12/26/2009 9:38:40 AM PST
by
Tamar1973
(Freedom of the Press?! I need Freedom FROM THE PRESS!)
To: devolve; deaconjim
73
posted on
12/27/2009 8:19:55 AM PST
by
potlatch
(~~ COGITO ERGO SUM~~)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-73 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson