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Men with knives held at airport [UK: Total of 6 men stopped from boarding]
BBC News On Line ^
| 2003/09/09
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Posted on 09/09/2003 8:39:55 AM PDT by aculeus
Two men carrying knives in their hand luggage have been stopped from boarding a passenger plane at Stansted Airport in Essex.
The men were trying to board a Ryanair flight to Oslo in Norway on Tuesday.
It was not yet known if they were known to each other or if they had any links to terrorism.
A total of six men were stopped from boarding the plane as a result of the finds.
Folding knife
The first man stopped, who was a British national, was found to have a small knife in his hand luggage when it was put through the scanner.
He was prevented from boarding the Boeing 737-800 plane.
A second man was then found to have a folding knife in his hand luggage.
Police have not said where the man was from, but confirm he was travelling in a group of five.
The safety and security of our passengers and crew is our number one priority
Ryanair statement
Another man who was trying to board at the same time was stopped from getting on to the plane.
The other three people in the group, who had already gone through the scanner, were then recalled and prevented from flying.
The Ryanair plane, which was due to leave Stansted at 0700 BST to fly to Torp Airport in Oslo, was delayed while their luggage was unloaded but eventually left at 0900 BST.
Police said there was nothing to suggest that the two men found with knives knew each other.
They were continuing their investigations, including checking the men's backgrounds.
In a statement the airline said: "Ryanair commends the prompt action and vigilance of the security staff at Stansted Airport.
"We apologise sincerely to our passengers for the delay, but safety and security of our passengers and crew is our number one priority." The finds come amid heightened security fears as the second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist atrocities approaches.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; airportsecurity; essex; knives; norway; oslo; pocketknives; ryanair; stansted
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:39:56 AM PDT
by
aculeus
To: aculeus
I wonder if they were Muslims?
2
posted on
09/09/2003 8:40:43 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: aculeus
Just some run of the mill Norwegian terrorists, probably.
To: Peach
For some reason, it is against the law to describe the perps if they are of middle eastern descent.
To: Dirk McQuickly
For some reason, it is against the law to describe the perps if they are of middle eastern descentFor some reason I keep forgetting that!
5
posted on
09/09/2003 8:47:53 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: aculeus
"Police said there was nothing to suggest that the two men found with knives knew each other."I bet they were all Middle-Eastern men between the ages of 18 to 35.
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:48:35 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
(where the Gulf Stream meets the Labrador Current...)
To: Peach
"I wonder if they were Muslims?"The fact that one was called a "British National" and the others ethnicity mentioned as unknown, makes it a 99.9 percent certainty.
To: aculeus
Oh, I'm sure it was nothing to worry about.
Any idea of their religious background?
To: Peach
"Police have not said where the man was from, but confirm he was travelling in a group of five."
9
posted on
09/09/2003 8:49:01 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is slavery)
To: JustAnAmerican
'British National' is journalism code naming that they gave to Richard Reid.
10
posted on
09/09/2003 8:50:04 AM PDT
by
meg70
To: aculeus
I'm sorry, I thought Howard Dean said we were less safe now than before the Iraq war -- so his administration would have stopped these guys? ... or would they have even been found out?
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:50:27 AM PDT
by
alancarp
(SItting Senators ought not cash in while under the public trust)
To: aculeus
The only explanation is that they are terrorists.
Even if there were any important international football matches going on this week in Oslo, and I don't know of any, every football hooligan knows that he will be arrested if armed: he needs to buy his weapons when he arrives at his destination.
12
posted on
09/09/2003 8:50:29 AM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: BenLurkin
Like the Dover port closing incident, there were three Muslims who were arrested, posted bond and we haven't heard a word since.
It will be the same way here. My feeling is we've stopped far more terrorist attacks than we are given reason to believe.
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:50:34 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: aculeus
Jeeze! They could at least say whether they were "SWARTHY" or not.
To: Peach
I'm curious to know about their tickets. Were they one ways paid with cash?
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:52:19 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: aculeus
Mohammad, Mohammad, Mohammad, Mohammad, Mohammad, and their other brother Mohammad.
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:52:33 AM PDT
by
concerned about politics
(Lucifers lefties are still stuck at the bottom of Maslow's Hierarchy)
To: aculeus
Armed pilot to two would be terrorists carrying folding knives.
"I see you brought a knife to a gun fight - tisk tisk"
"I see your 8" and raise you 9mm"
...make up your own.
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:53:10 AM PDT
by
taxcontrol
(People are entitled to their opinion - no matter how wrong it is.)
To: New Horizon; aculeus
AP now describing them as "of Eastern background."
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:54:09 AM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: Peach
My feeling is we've stopped far more terrorist attacks than we are given reason to believe. That is reassuring. Imagine if the war on terrorism had never been launched, imagine the rolling terrorism attacks throughout the globe.
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:55:12 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yans Wife
("Life isn't fair. It's fairer than death, is all.")
To: wideawake
I don't think the destination was as much a factor as the departure site as we saw on September 11th.
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posted on
09/09/2003 8:55:26 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
(where the Gulf Stream meets the Labrador Current...)
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