Man Arrested At Sea-Tac Had Been Detained Before Newspaper Reports Man First Detained Around 9/11
POSTED: 8:37 a.m. PDT August 14, 2003
UPDATED: 9:07 a.m. PDT August 14, 2003
SEATTLE -- One of two Pakistani men arrested at Sea-Tac Airport had been detained and released at an unnamed airport once before, The Seattle Times reported Thursday.
The newspaper said the arrest took place within a day of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Citing unnamed federal sources, The Times also said the CIA had investigated the man -- a 29-year-old with a New York driver's license -- as a possible terrorist.
Port of Seattle police detained two men Saturday night and turned them over to the FBI.
According to a Port of Seattle police report obtained by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News, a Pakistani national paid cash for his one-way ticket to New York. His name showed up on a federal "No-Fly" list.
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Oh my gosh, just realized the above two posts are from 2003, not 2004! Sorry.