The flight from Atlanta to San Francisco was diverted to Colorado where it was swept for bombs and and unruly passenger Muhammad Abu Tahir, 46, was arrested. The Virginia man will likely face federal charges this week.
Notice how they left out the 20 minutes he spent in the bathroom and coming out with no shoes and socks with a razor blade as described on twitter by a passenger. However, I am amazed they gave his name!! Maybe the tide is turning on PC profiling - I HOPE
A bit more on the “unruly” passenger ===> Tahir is a Pakistani national who has been in the United States since at least 2002. His occupation and immigration status could not be learned yesterday. He was reportedly traveling alone. According to press accounts he refused to follow instructions by flight attendants and at one point locked himself in the airplane lavatory.
Tahir, who turned 47 Saturday, was being held in the El Paso County jail at the request of the FBI, said Josh Sepelak, a security technician there. He is being kept separate from the other 1,400 inmates. http://bit.ly/4IneWj
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Also he lives in Virginia - wonder which mosque he goes to?