Posted on 12/25/2009 3:15:34 PM PST by granite
Romulus, Mich. - A senior U.S. counterterror official says a passenger aboard a Delta Air Lines flight in Detroit was planning to blow up the plane but the explosive device failed.
The official said the passenger was being questioned Friday evening. It was not immediately clear why the passenger wanted to attack the flight that was arriving from Amsterdam
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I agree. Schiphol has good security although I can see a guy getting explosives strapped to his leg through the process. What is amazing is that this guy was on a “watch” list. Why not pat him down or strip search him. Security at Schipol interviews each and every person that boards the plane.
I was thinking more of how he got onboard with explosives.
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