I just have to ask WHY was this guy still allowed to take lessons in this country?
Also, this reminded me of something I read somewhere [I can't remember where] about a crop duster plane stolen somewhere near the Mexican border. Does anyone remember that?
According to this report from www.signonsandiego.com this morning, a one pound Improvised Explosives Device was found under a parked car in Encinitas.
The headline says "Explosive Device wasn't a threat". I guess that's because it failed to blow up.
The article says there is no evidence the owner of the car was the target. Somehow I think if it were MY car, I'd feel more than a little bit targeted!
Explosive device wasn't a threat
October 11, 2005
ENCINITAS – The Sheriff Department's Bomb/Arson Unit retrieved and disassembled an "improvised explosive device" under a parked car on El Camino Real yesterday.
A maintenance worker spotted the device about 9 a.m. while working at a nearby apartment complex and called authorities, said sheriff's Sgt. Chris Serritella.
The Bomb/Arson Unit determined that the one-pound device, which had a fuel source and fuse, wasn't a threat, said detective Robert Luke.
"The device failed to function as planned," Serritella said.
Although the device was found under a car, Serritella said, there was no indication the owner was a target.
A southbound lane on El Camino Real was closed during the investigation.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20051011-9999-1m11crime.html
There was a crop duster plane stolen about 2 years ago in Tecate, California on the border, the FBI has alerts on it still.