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Men with knives held at airport [UK: Total of 6 men stopped from boarding]
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| 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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To: Peach
Whenever, the left wing PC mediots in England fail to note the race/religion/ethnic reality of potential terrorists like these scumbags, odds are above 95% that they are Islamofascist/Kazis with suicide and jihad controlling them.
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:13:38 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(May our brave warriors kill all of the Islamokazis/facists/nazis to prevent future 9/11's.)
To: SkyPilot
rofl
42
posted on
09/09/2003 9:14:06 AM PDT
by
Robert_Paulson2
(RINO = Ridiculous Ideological Nincompoop Obstructionists.... the only TRUE CONSERVATIVES...)
To: Grampa Dave
boing... dead center...
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:16:05 AM PDT
by
Robert_Paulson2
(RINO = Ridiculous Ideological Nincompoop Obstructionists.... the only TRUE CONSERVATIVES...)
To: concerned about politics
damn funny....
I mean that.
roflmao.
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:17:20 AM PDT
by
Robert_Paulson2
(RINO = Ridiculous Ideological Nincompoop Obstructionists.... the only TRUE CONSERVATIVES...)
To: aculeus
Don't ya know . . they were just flying up to Norway with their knives in their pockets so they could work in the sardine canning factories . . . filleting sardines!
To: aculeus
Great job by security. This is what I want to see - thinking security people.
46
posted on
09/09/2003 9:22:01 AM PDT
by
ClancyJ
(It's just not safe to vote Democratic.)
To: browardchad
"We regret the inconvenience caused but we must take stringent precautions regarding passenger safety and we are sure the public understand."
"And airport gift shop cashier who sold them the knives has been sacked".......
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:25:01 AM PDT
by
tracer
To: Robert_Paulson2
The Brits invented and perfected PC television.
They have no problem protraying so called white racists from America being the biggest terrorist problem in the UK in fiction and real life.
Yet, like the local fishwraps in California and the biggies, whenever a violent crime is committed by a PC group member, the race and pictures are never shown nor mentioned. Only when the news gets out on a conservative source, do we find out the ethnic reality.
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:28:30 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(May our brave warriors kill all of the Islamokazis/facists/nazis to prevent future 9/11's.)
To: aculeus
[UK: Total of 6 men stopped from boarding]SHIELDS UP!
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:29:18 AM PDT
by
mhking
(No monster can survive a smoking fire and Jello!)
To: Dirk McQuickly
That's why you have to think that it might be. If they were "standard" Europeans, that would have been broadcast far and wide.
To: SkyPilot
LOL!
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:34:37 AM PDT
by
CheneyChick
(Yes on Recall, No on Bustamante.)
To: aculeus
Ethnicity and/or religion please?
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:35:57 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(californians are as dumb as a sack of rocks.)
To: concerned about politics
I don't get it.
;-) FOFL
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:37:03 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: SkyPilot
LOL. I love your humour.
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:38:00 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(Saddam Had No Taepodong-II nuke ICBMs capable of hitting the World's Largest & 2nd Largest Economies)
To: wideawake
AP now describing them as "of Eastern background." Eastern England descent?
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:49:37 AM PDT
by
1234
(Border Control or IMPEACHMENT)
To: aculeus
I always used to carry a penknife in my pocket. My guess is that these folks just forgot to leave their pocketknives at home.
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:51:11 AM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: wideawake
AP now describing them as "of Eastern background." Pesky Chinese terrorists..... (just kidding)
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posted on
09/09/2003 9:52:17 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Life is like a jar of jalapenos, what you do today can burn your @$$ tomorrow.)
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To: Publius6961
Sven and Ollie, Lutherans.
To: Cicero
Yes, I always carry a Victorinox Tinker (the one with slotted and phillips screwdrivers) in my pocket. Usually, I put it in my checked baggage for a flight. One time I forgot and donated it to the next Security Guard Flea Market fund. They put it in a drawer with SEVERAL HUNDRED pocket knives in it. Not a bad daily take from careless people.
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posted on
09/09/2003 10:09:05 AM PDT
by
esarlls3
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