British Airways Flight Detained at Dulles Airport, Passengers Being Quizzed by Security

Local Channel 5 | Wednesday, December 31, 2003 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

D.C. Fox affiliate WTTG-5 reported a few minutes ago that British Airways flight 223 has been detained on the tarmac at Dulles Airport, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.

The flight landed at 7:06 p.m. Passengers have not been allowed to deplane. Some family members waiting at the terminal were able to speak with some of the passengers via cellphone. They were told TSA and other security personnell are interviewing passengers and inspecting luggage.

Over two hundred passengers and crew are on the plane.

More to follow as reported. Please forgive any errors as this just caught my ear.

[Hotdog]

Me too knak...or anyone else here in the states...understand

[eastforker]

It's the same every 4th of july and new years.Some neighbors just gotta try to outdo others. No terrorist would dare step foot around here.

[JulieRNR21]

Listening LIVE now....update on detained BA plane coing up next.

[Ex-Dem]

50% of the FBI Washington bureau called in (wow).

[JOHANNES801]

just let one rip with my 54cal,150grn.of 3f.

[Hotdog]

WOW...is that true?...50%

[relee]

from Fox 5 in DC

All 237 passengers are at the terminal, the TSA and FBI wanted to question a number of people onboard. The plane was kept circling until the FBI arrived. They took the threat so series, they called in 50% of the DC field office people.

[kristinn]

Passengers reported to now being transferred to shuttle buses.

Plane was ordered to circle airport. Landing was delayed until FBI could get agents there. Law enforcement source tells Fox-5 that they took this info so seriously they called out all available agents.

[JulieRNR21]

All 247 passengers are now off the plane......baggage still being checked.

[eastforker]

Far NE harris county, on the lake, east fork of the San Jacinto River.

[StillProud2BeFree]

ping...

[vavavah]

so how do you do the g bag acytln thing with out killing yuorself?

[Johnny_Cipher]

just let one rip with my 54cal,150grn.of 3f.

Outside, I hope :)

I'll be seeing what flechette rounds in a Mossberg 500 do to a piece of plywood later

[nuffsenuff]

Texas?

Damn, not even close...

[Johnny_Cipher]

so how do you do the g bag acytln thing with out killing yuorself?

Roman candle works for me.

[JOHANNES801]

no in the kitchen and the wife is really pissed.ok it was outside

[oceanview]

I doubt they would check a nuke as luggage.

my guess: anthrax, they are looking for anthrax in the luggage, it could be contained in any type of jar, can, sealed container.