Posted on 12/31/2011 1:35:20 PM PST by Just4Him
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said.
The man was stopped at a security checkpoint at the Midland International Airport about 9 a.m. and taken into custody by the FBI, they said.
FBI spokesman Mike Martinez declined to say whether the man was in military uniform or how many explosives were found in the bag. He said he did not know where the man was being held, saying he was at either the airport or at the FBI office in Midland.
City of Midland spokeswoman Tasa Watts said she had no information on the suspect but the explosives were wrapped in military-grade wrapping. She said the specific grade won't be known until the explosives are tested.
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I buy them everyday at my local supermarket
“my father (a general contractor) used to send me down to the local hardware store on my Yamaha 80 to buy a case of dynamite and blasting caps...”
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No offense, but I’m thinkin’ you might not have been dad’s favorite......
He’s a military man.
This wasn’t a terrorist attack, I’m almost certain.
I live in Midland. No one would attack here. Seriously....
But, I do want to know how the heck did he get these explosives here...
Possibly this: Seems like a lot of activity over this knife though..
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/16406534/swordknife-confiscated-in-dfw-man-flew-in-from-ccia
Thanks, Holly. I googled on Wed. but didn’t find anything.
Gotta make sure they work - quality assurance testing?
I'm not sure, but I suspect it's because there were several sabotage manuals floating around that described how to make bombs (of the order of hand grenades) using the heads of strike-anywhere matches as the explosive material. Evidently the government decided to cut off the supply to would-be saboteurs.
Could be a good ol’ boy goin’ on a fishin’ trip.
Workplace violence
An odd response from you. I was commenting on both our fathers sending us to the store to get cigarettes. I'm from New Jersey and see you're a New Jersey freeper and assumed you grew up there, too. I apologize if I mistook you for someone who wasn't a douchebag....
And today, we’d likely look at a full ice cream soda with its deluxe price as something special, maybe even more fitting for Sundays than the old sundae. Tastes and customs change over the years, maybe something to remember for the new year.
I was 7 yrs old, mom had some guests coming and sent me to the store with a note” one bottle whiskey” and the money.
They didn’t give it to me, sent me back home. My mother was German, we had just immigrated and in Germany there was no age limit on buying alcohol.ha.
We laughed about that story later and thought the guy probably thought this woman was a drunk who sent her kid for the booze.ha.
Major Hassan was in the military too.....you never know.
Let’s face it - he probably had NO criminal intent, and most likely possessed no detonation materials. In which case he had only de facto inert matter on the plane!
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