Man with explosives detained at Texas airport

Associated Press ^ | 12/31/2011

[Just4Him]

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said.

The man was stopped at a security checkpoint at the Midland International Airport about 9 a.m. and taken into custody by the FBI, they said.

FBI spokesman Mike Martinez declined to say whether the man was in military uniform or how many explosives were found in the bag. He said he did not know where the man was being held, saying he was at either the airport or at the FBI office in Midland.

City of Midland spokeswoman Tasa Watts said she had no information on the suspect but the explosives were wrapped in military-grade wrapping. She said the specific grade won't be known until the explosives are tested.

[Revolting cat!]

An isolated incident, I’m sure.

[Churchillspirit]

Midland....Dubya territory.

Stay safe, Mr President.

[evad]

Amish beard cutters??

[Semper911]

If he wasn’t Muslim, they would have released his name.

[sauropod]

Democratic Strategist.

[Realman30]

Notice:

This was NOT an attempted Terrorist Attack.

. . . just thought I'd get in front of the authorities.

[Dallas59]

Fishy. Day old fishy. With flys.

[Scotsman will be Free]

TSA discovered it therefore it will turn out to be fake because those clowns couldn’t find their asses with both hands.

[Just4Him]

HAHA

[Eleutheria5]

Only a radical minority within the Amish community. The vast majority of Amish are pieceful and law-abiting.

[cartan]

Muslim? Or a redneck who finally wanted to do something about that mole in his garden?

[elkfersupper]

Back in 1964, when I was 12-years-old, my father (a general contractor) used to send me down to the local hardware store on my Yamaha 80 to buy a case of dynamite and blasting caps whenever he got to the point that a hole he had to dig would not go any further.

They sold it to me, charged it to my father's construction company, I strapped it on the scooter and drove it across town.

I often have to contemplate why something like that is not even possible today and what would happen to all of the participants if it were.

Sad.

[maine yankee]

“If I kill all the golfers....”

[ArmyTeach]

Can anyone clarify or define ‘military style wrapping?’

[ml/nj]

Big deal, dynamite! My father used to send me out to buy him cigarettes.

ML/NJ

[mnehring]

Just Texas freepers going to celebrate new years.

[org.whodat]

Active duty, getting transferred, had his family with him. Probably nothing more than training materials.

[Uncle Ike]

” Big deal, dynamite! My father used to send me out to buy him cigarettes. “

LOL!!!!!!!!!

[CedarDave]

More complete information with photos at this link:

2:27 p.m.: Explosives found at airport, military man in custody

The suspect has identified himself to investigating officials as active military and was in the Permian Basin to visit his family, Rackow said. The suspect and his family were on their way back to his base in North Carolina and he has been cooperative with FBI investigators, who were in charge of the case, Rackow said.