Passenger was attempting to blow up plane, U.S. official says

Los Angeles Times ^ | December 25, 2009 2:44 p.m. | Associated Press

[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

[onyx]

I’d sure like to see a photo of the guy to see what he was wearing.

[onyx]

No, I’ve never been to Europe.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

You mean flights coming into this country have to let passengers on who are on the USA no flight list???

(I said - TSA or FAA)

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Ahhh.....You ain’t missin’ much....

;-)

[webschooner]

I am told Islam is a Religion of Peace PIECES.

[Ezekiel]

Romulus, Mich. - A senior U.S. counterterror official says a passenger aboard a Delta Air Lines flight in Detroit was planning to... Remus!

[antivenom]

From the ABC article:
“Obama then instructed that ‘all appropriate measures be taken to increase security for air travel.’”

A simple new safety advisory would do the job...

“All passengers are advised they must eat the ham sandwich before boarding the aircraft.”

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Well that COULD get expensive...how about just kissing a ham prior to boarding????

[spokeshave]

.....and where were the Air Marshals on this flight.....?

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Hopefully we’ll get a picture of him on the news soon.

I want to know how someone whose name is on our nofly list (earlier reports had that tidbit) managed to be on that plane.

I know the plane came from out of the country - but does that mean people who are on the US no fly list are not prohibited from getting on flights coming here from overseas?

If so - that is idiotic.

[SubMareener]

We just destroyed half of the Al Qaida leadership in Yemen and they are asking why Al Qaida would want to attack us?

[onyx]

LOL. I do want to visit Vatican City and I shall one day soon.

[bray]

But the election of Premier Hussain was supposed to stop Mooselip attacks??

Mary Christ-mas

[Petronski]

Old-school (or is that altschule?) propaganda is so fascinating:

Obama then instructed that ‘all appropriate measures be taken...

Bold, decisive action plan

...to increase security for air travel.’

Goal so vague, so ambiguous, as to be meaningless

[bray]

Just cause his name is Mohamhead Achmed Raghed there is no connection.

Pray for America’s Freedom

[onyx]

Air marshals! Didn’t he set off the explosive(s) after the plane landed? Admittedly, I’ve only been able to catch snippets of news today.

[onyx]

Aha! So his name is on our no-fly list! Oh wow.

[Hexenhammer]

"It was not immediately clear why the passenger wanted to attack the flight..."

Oh, I'm sure he was just pissed his team lost today. /rolleyes

[plinyelder]

Thank You

I didn’t know that!

[Presbyterian Reporter]

the suspect as Abdul Mudallad, a Nigerian

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

That was the earlier report - but have not seen it in the latest reports. If true, am sure the Obama people want that squelched.