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Emirates plane grounded due to terror scare [BREAKING]
Zee News ^ | 7 Feb., 2010 | Zee News

Posted on 02/07/2010 1:14:49 AM PST by James C. Bennett

Mumbai: An Emirates airline plane enroute to Dubai aborted take-off at the Mumbai airport on Sunday after an anonymous caller rang up to say that there was a terrorist onboard.

The Emirates Mumbai-Dubai flight EK-502, carrying about 356 passengers, was already on runway and scheduled to take off at 9.58 am when the anonymous call came at 9.30 am, an airport official said.

Following the call, the flight was called back from the runway and all passengers deplaned.

"Checking is on now," an airport official said, adding two passengers were being questioned.

Sources said the anonymous caller gave specific information that the terrorist was occupying seat no 17F.

The development comes in the wake of a threat of terrorists possibly hijacking an Indian plane and crashing it either in an Indian city or in the UK.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dubai; emirates; grounded; india; islam; mumbai; plane; scare; terror; uae
Dubai-bound flight held back on security alert in Mumbai

Published on Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 14:28

A Dubai-bound Emirates flight was delayed at the Mumbai airport by several hours on Sunday morning after airport officials received a security alert, a spokesman for the Mumbai International Airport said.

The flight, which had 356 people on board including crew, was preparing to take off fromthe runway but was called back after the air traffic control alerted the pilot of a potential security hazard from a passenger on board, the spokesman said.

The flight was taken to the parking bay and all passengers were subjected to further security checks, he said.

All of them have reboarded except two who have been held back for further checks, he said, adding the flight was set to take off shortly.

India has tightened security across its major airports in recent weeks after getting intelligence about a plane hijack threat from militants.

1 posted on 02/07/2010 1:14:50 AM PST by James C. Bennett
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To: James C. Bennett

Emirates flight grounded in Mumbai after terror alert call

February 07, 2010 14:07 IST

http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/07/emirates-flight-grounded-over-terror-alert.htm

A Dubai-bound Emirates flight with 356 passengers, including crew, on board was grounded in Mumbai after a terror alert call, an airport official said.

The flight EK 505 was grounded after an anonymous call was received saying that there were some suspected terrorists on board the plane, a Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) spokesperson said. The aircraft had pushed back for takeoff at 0959 hrs when the Air Traffic Control (ATC) informed MIAL about a security hazard on board, the spokesperson said.

The plane was taxied to a parking bay at 1047 hrs. All the passengers were deplaned and a thorough check of the passengers and the luggage was carried out by the securityagencies. One or two passengers have been held back and they were being questioned by the security agencies, the spokesperson added.

According to police, the caller, who identified himself as Suresh Chavan, claimed one of the passengers on board by name Shahbaz Khan was an ‘Al Qaeda’ operative. “The caller identified himself as Suresh Chavan. He had called the cargo supervisor of the Emirates flight claiming that he overheard someone saying Shahbaz was a terrorist,” the police said.


2 posted on 02/07/2010 1:18:17 AM PST by James C. Bennett
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To: James C. Bennett
Probably a called-in hoax.

I bet they are scuttling to check things out ASAP. Still, I sure would not want to be on that bird right now.

3 posted on 02/07/2010 1:34:45 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Did CNN manage to find & film any odd, lone, unrepresentative whackos at the Tea Party Meet yet?)
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To: James C. Bennett

Muslims terrorizing Muslims. That’s ok.


4 posted on 02/07/2010 1:37:43 AM PST by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: Dallas59
Fact check:

Sorry. Not with a bunch of Hindu Indian workers on board heading for the Middle East and maybe even some Christians from (more heavily Christian) South India also on board to Dubai.

5 posted on 02/07/2010 1:39:26 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Did CNN manage to find & film any odd, lone, unrepresentative whackos at the Tea Party Meet yet?)
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To: JustPiper

Ping and bumping thread.


6 posted on 02/07/2010 1:40:01 AM PST by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: rdl6989

Seems like they took someone into custody. There was a name match problem. However, the person appears to be 70 years old. Pretty much out of the profile. They might be also checking out other passengers it seems, at least one additional person. Looks like a hoax. But the issue is why a call went in with specific names of passengers calling them terrorists, maybe somebody just had a grudge against someone on that flight and wanted to get them in trouble. Who knows.


7 posted on 02/07/2010 1:46:13 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Did CNN manage to find & film any odd, lone, unrepresentative whackos at the Tea Party Meet yet?)
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To: James C. Bennett

Thread Bump.


8 posted on 02/07/2010 1:46:23 AM PST by Cindy
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To: James C. Bennett; Jeremiah Jr; Yehuda; null and void; Armageddon; sheik yerbouty
ברק אובמה
(Barack Obama)

אמריקה
(America)

The flight, which had 356 people on board including crew, was preparing to take off from the runway but was called back after the air traffic control alerted the pilot of a potential security hazard from a passenger on board, the spokesman said.

Wonder if it was a Kenyan...

9 posted on 02/07/2010 1:54:23 AM PST by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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To: James C. Bennett

thanx for posting and BTTT Ping


10 posted on 02/07/2010 4:36:53 AM PST by homegroan (Blizzard of 1978 Survivor / ILLIGITIMA NON CARBORUNDUM!!)
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To: James C. Bennett
Emirates flight takes off after 'security alert' cleared in India

Dubai: An Emirates flight from Mumbai to Dubai was held up for four hours at the Mumbai international airport on Sunday after an anonymous caller warned of a suspected militant on board, the airline and Indian media reported.

The flight was called back just before take off, after the caller said a suspected militant, named Shahbaz Khan, was on seat F 17, according to Indian television channels. The call was received by Emirates ground office at 9.30am as the flight was taxiing for take off.

The Emirates aircraft, which had 356 people on board and bound for Dubai, was taken to an isolated bay where passengers disembarked and security personnel detained two people for questioning, the airport spokesman said.

"A male passenger and his wife have been handed over to the local Mumbai police authorities for questioning. The flight was delayed for around 4 hours as full security procedures were activated including the deplaning of all passengers and a thorough screening of the aircraft, passengers, and baggage," the spokesperson said.

All the 356 passengers on board the plane were immediately deplaned and a thorough security check was carried out inside the aircraft, TV channels reported. The plane was eventually cleared for take off after the security check.

However, Shahbaz Khan and his wife have been off loaded and are being questioned by Mumbai Police, the reports said.

The NDTV news channel reported that the detained man was 70 years old and the anonymous call came from his son.

11 posted on 02/07/2010 5:15:22 AM PST by csvset
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To: csvset

“the anonymous call came from his son.”

brings Christmas undie bomber and HIS daddy to mind......


12 posted on 02/07/2010 5:48:29 AM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Sorry. Not with a bunch of Hindu Indian workers on board heading for the Middle East and maybe even some Christians from (more heavily Christian) South India also on board to Dubai.

OH NOooooooo! Please don't go to Dubai, my brothers! They will only enslave you there! I am series about this!

13 posted on 02/07/2010 6:21:47 AM PST by left that other site (Your Mi'KMaq Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker Buddy)
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To: James C. Bennett

Actually 356 terrorists on board.


14 posted on 02/07/2010 7:50:53 AM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
Thanks James C. Bennett.
15 posted on 02/07/2010 8:46:14 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
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To: csvset

It must have been just his body occupying the seat:

http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2019/stories/20030926003702000.htm


16 posted on 02/07/2010 10:41:53 AM PST by taxesareforever (Release Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and let him and his family get on with their lives.)
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To: FlyingEagle

Wow! You nailed it.

356 terrorists, eh?


17 posted on 02/08/2010 11:33:22 AM PST by swarthyguy (My toast when imbibing: "Beer hu Akbar" - Riposte - "Inshallah")
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To: Dallas59

>>Muslims terrorizing Muslims

Brilliant insight. Well put.


18 posted on 02/08/2010 11:33:55 AM PST by swarthyguy (My toast when imbibing: "Beer hu Akbar" - Riposte - "Inshallah")
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