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US federal air marshal attacked with syringe in Lagos airport
Fox News ^ | 8 Sep 2014 | Jana Winter

Posted on 09/08/2014 5:35:30 PM PDT by mandaladon

EXCLUSIVE – The FBI and CDC are investigating an attack on a federal air marshal who was injected with a syringe full of an unknown substance inside the Lagos, Nigeria airport on Sunday, according to a Situational Awareness notice obtained by FoxNews.com.

A federal air marshal reported being attacked by a subject while on the public side of the Lagos Airport on Sunday, according to an alert from TSA's Transportation Security Operations Center distributed throughout the agency on Monday afternoon.

It appeared to be an isolated incident, the alert says.

"The [air marshal] reported that the subject stuck him with a syringe and it is believed he was injected with an unknown substance," the alert says.

The State Department responded to the airport to assist the air marshal and his team.

"After consultation with the consulate and physicians, the [federal air marshal] was given precautionary medication," according to the alert.

The air marshal and the rest of his team--along with the syringe used in the attack-- were immediately flown out of Nigeria and back to the U.S.

The syringe also was transported back to the U.S. for testing.

An FBI spokesman said Monday night, "out of an abundance of caution, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted an on-scene screening of the victim when United Flight 143 landed in Houston early Monday morning. The victim did not exhibit any signs of illness during the flight and was transported to a hospital upon landing for further testing. None of the testing conducted has indicated a danger to other passengers."

The CDC and the FBI are involved and have opened investigations, the alert states.

"This investigation is still in the preliminary stage and early indications are limited to a criminal nexus."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201409; airmarshall; airmarshalls; crime; houston; injected; injection; injectionattack; isis; isolatedincidents; lagos; muslims; nigeria; syringe
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To: mandaladon

Always wondered. Does any member of the flight crew ever know the ID of the Marshall?


21 posted on 09/08/2014 6:22:45 PM PDT by navyblue (<u> Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: navyblue

Yes. I think they always know who is the air marshall on board.


22 posted on 09/08/2014 6:25:30 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: LucyT

Ping


23 posted on 09/08/2014 6:25:54 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: JRandomFreeper
Prayers up for the marshal.

Maybe his name is Marshal Law. They're always talking about that guy around here which confuses the heck out of me.

24 posted on 09/08/2014 6:30:42 PM PDT by steve86 ( Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
Ping…

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

25 posted on 09/08/2014 6:30:42 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Engedi

Maybe he didn’t know it was a Marshall-—and just struck randomly,which is almost more frightening.

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26 posted on 09/08/2014 6:34:34 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Engedi
How did the person know he was an Air Marshall?

Passengers have luggage; once they collect it they leave the airport, or go to local check-in counters. The security crew would likely linger around with nothing particular to do, waiting for the trip back. "You can observe a lot just by watching."

27 posted on 09/08/2014 6:44:59 PM PDT by Greysard
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To: what's up
ISIS got hold of some chemical compounds in Syria (were they Saddam's) and shipped them to some of their affiliates.

Body fluids (or water contaminated with BF) from an Ebola patient and injected by a jihadi into a "tool of the Great Satan" will kill about as effectively as the proverbial .45 OR Syrian chemical weapons. Plus, no shipping charges, import duty or sales tax. /s

28 posted on 09/08/2014 6:56:04 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ( "Our Emperor may have no clothes, but doesn't he have a wonderful tan" - MSM)
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To: driftdiver

Houston, we’ve got a big problem.

Wonder how many were on this United flight. Wonder which hospital they took the poor Air Marshall to.


29 posted on 09/08/2014 7:16:15 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Jane Long

He wouldn’t be infectious yet...I will not be surprised if it turns out to be Ebola, though.


30 posted on 09/08/2014 7:25:22 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: BwanaNdege
However, we don't know that it's ebola. It may be something they need from the source.

Thx for the info though. I'm just now starting to pay attention to the chem/bio weapon issues.

31 posted on 09/08/2014 7:46:00 PM PDT by what's up
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To: blueplum
Alrighty then. Who put the hit out on the Marshall? Boko H?

Maybe it was his hooker.

32 posted on 09/08/2014 7:49:20 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Jack Hammer
Ebola is more deadly than a .45

I'm beginning to wonder. With the way it's exploded in Africa, it's surprising it hasn't become an epidemic anywhere else.

33 posted on 09/08/2014 7:57:35 PM PDT by grania
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To: Smokin' Joe

Thanks for the ping!


34 posted on 09/08/2014 8:07:33 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Velveeta; Old Sarge; Mossad1967; brucecw; EnigmaticAnomaly; KylaStarr; Califreak; kalee; ...
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US federal air marshal attacked with syringe in Lagos airport

The FBI and CDC are investigating an attack on a federal air marshal who was injected with a syringe full of an unknown substance inside the Lagos, Nigeria airport on Sunday, according to a Situational Awareness notice obtained by FoxNews.com.

Thanks, Vel.

35 posted on 09/08/2014 8:12:29 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: mandaladon

odds that the attacker was muslim?

I would expect the muzzies to get smarter and start infecting US citizens very subtlety


36 posted on 09/08/2014 8:22:59 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: LucyT

I saw that on the evening news. Weird stuff, especially in the shadow of 9-11.


37 posted on 09/08/2014 8:29:39 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: null and void

ping


38 posted on 09/08/2014 8:33:12 PM PDT by SisterK
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To: mandaladon; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; ...
*click* spin *click* spin *click* spin *stick*…

Eeeee-bolllll-aaaaaa ping!

Bring Out Your Dead

We’re gonna need

a bigger cart!

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

39 posted on 09/08/2014 8:37:58 PM PDT by null and void (If Bill Clinton was the first black president, why isn't Barack Obama the first woman president?)
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To: Jane Long

6 .months ago all you would be worried about would be aids.


40 posted on 09/09/2014 12:23:24 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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