Posted on 05/20/2006 3:52:09 PM PDT by STARWISE
Two Saudi men were arrested Friday after they boarded a school bus and rode to Wharton High School in New Tampa.
Students on the bus became alarmed, as did the bus driver, who called ahead. Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies met the bus at the school and detained the men. No one was injured and nothing out of line occurred on the bus, deputies said.
Mana Saleh Almanajam, 23, who lives in Apt. 302 in The Point apartments, and Shaker Mohsen Alsidran, 20 Monticello Gardens, Apt. 304-A, each were charged with trespassing on school property. Both remained in Orient Road Jail on Friday evening. Bail for each was set at $250.
"Both defendants gave several versions of the reason they took a school bus to a high school," said Hillsborough County sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway.
"They said they wanted to go to Wharton to look around, and then they said they wanted to go there to have some fun, and then they said they wanted to enroll in the English classes there," Callaway said.
"We're not sure if this was a situation of them just being new to this country, or if they were confused or what it was," Callaway said. "We were unsure as to exactly what the final reason was, but it did cause great concern for the students on the bus and for us. One of the guys was wearing shorts with a black trench coat."
While on the bus, the men laughed and spoke in Arabic, Callaway said.
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That is an event that all too many Americans are unaware of or have forgotten. There but for the grace of God...May he comfort the families still today.
I hope the father's of the kids in the neighborhood are "watching" them.
hmmm. In this case I agree. We open a story about school bus riding middle easterns in FL and see pictures of kids killed and maimed. This did NOT happen in this case.
let me work on it..
Although I understand your sentiment, it is better to remind ourselves by seeing these pictures, than to open the door and see that happen again in our neighborhoods.
We need to remember it's not over.
That said, perhaps a warning is appropriate.
"The bus driver, a substitute, reached her supervisors by telephone."
This was a dry run for Beslan Part 2. The pictures ARE appropriate. Now we know what Bin Laden has his operatives working on. It's not going to be just one school bus in Tampa.
***that this war would be fought on many many levels, some seen but most unseen.**
I believe when Mr. Bush said that he thought the CIA was working with him, Not against him.
Hopefully they will be alligator food in some swamp.
Do you believe ALL of the people in the CIA are working against him, or just the ones that have the time to party with the Press? How about the NSA?
wow, do I ever disagree with that lot of sophistry. Disregarding the potential for terrorism, these guys barged onto a school bus. $250 bail means that, if there is a next time, they won't be play acting.
Oy vey.
thank you. looks like the other guy is taking the ball and running with it, however.
enough!
If you despise Muslims.......raise your hand.
Same reason the 19 hijackers had...and we are worried about what a bunch of Mexicans are doing.
Um, I think we may misunderstand each other.
I thought you were talking about the posting of pictures on this thread.
As far as the guys on the bus, I think that requires a ROUND UP of EVERYONE involved.
FBI: 9/11 hijackers cased airports, took test runs
http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2002/05/28/hijackers-test-runs.htm
I hope the threat is real and I hope the threat is long-lasting.
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