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Naked French Tunisian Passenger Storms Cockpit and Forces Air France Plane to Land
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| Tue Aug 20, 1:27 PM ET
| AP
Posted on 08/20/2002 12:20:05 PM PDT by Destro
Naked Passenger Forces Plane to Land
Tue Aug 20, 1:27 PM ET
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - An Air France flight bound for Oslo, Norway, was forced to make an emergency landing in Belgium after a naked passenger tried to storm the cockpit, authorities said Tuesday.
The flight which left Paris shortly before 20.15 local time on Monday was rerouted to Brussels international airport after the 31-year-old stripped off all his clothes at his seat and tried to force his way into the cockpit, officials at the Brussels prosecutor's office said.
The pilot requested help from Belgian air traffic control which allowed the plane to land. The man, a French national of Tunisian origin was removed from the plane and arrested by police. He was later released without being charged.
Authorities did not give his name of the passenger and did not say why he tried to storm the flight deck.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: france
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To: Destro
"Forced to land"??????
Hell.........this former pilot would have ripped his pecker off and handed it to 'im.
Only the French.........................
To: Norvokov
The sweeping condemnation applies to me and I accept it gladly. I am not one to refrain from the obvious.
62
posted on
08/20/2002 4:01:07 PM PDT
by
copycat
To: rockfish59
Oh, my Lord, when I heard him say that, I almost spit up, I was laughing so hard. That may be one of the five funniest things Beavis has ever said.
63
posted on
08/20/2002 4:01:16 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
To: Destro
"MON DIEU!!!! Francoise!!!!! He haz ze bay-er tule et he kin a-YUSE it to pe-pe on our INstruments!!!!"
To: Destro
Please, please allow the pilots to carry pistols. The people on that plane were lucky, he did have access to the cockpit.
65
posted on
08/20/2002 4:04:39 PM PDT
by
C-Note
To: Destro
Muslims ought never to be allowed on airplanes. I believe China already has such a rule.
If this man had done this in the USA, he would face near-lifetime imprisonment.
It is hard to believe that the Eurotrash would view it as a harmless prank only-- look how many lives endangered, the sheer COST to the carrier, the delay and inconvenience of the rest of the passengers and crew, disruption of their lives...
66
posted on
08/20/2002 4:07:00 PM PDT
by
crystalk
To: Scuttlebutt; larryjohnson; Snow Bunny; LadyX; Billie; COB1; razorback-bert; beowolf; MistyCA; ...
Re: #59 above
Well, just as long as you were dressed appropriately...
67
posted on
08/20/2002 4:12:03 PM PDT
by
ofMagog
To: Destro
"Oh, they wear no pants
on the airlines over France..."
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To: discostu
As has been pointed out by streakers in the past: nobody really wants to tackle a naked man. I don't wanna know what the streakers are using to point!
70
posted on
08/20/2002 4:25:26 PM PDT
by
JAWs
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To: Scuttlebutt
Oh,Dear!LOL!!
Just give 'em the "bare" facts,sir!
72
posted on
08/20/2002 4:34:21 PM PDT
by
Pippin
To: Destro
Ever since Waterloo, the French Military have failed miserably in almost every battle. Mexican Revolution, African Colonies, WWI (which they would not have won without help from England and US), WWII (same), Vietnam, and while trying to capture Bosnian war criminals.
Their foreign policy is crap too: not releasing terrorist unless we can't kill them, always taking the PLO side, wanting more "proof" before attacking Saddam.
To: pulaskibush
Don't forget not allowing our boys to overfly their airspace on the way to libya. We lost a plane due to the extra milage going through the gibralter strait.
Hey I'll say it. THEY WERE SURRENDERING! The french are the cowards of the planet and I'm not ashamed to say it.
To: Destro
He was later released without being charged. This is understandable: it happened during the lunchtime, and the wine was already poured.
75
posted on
08/20/2002 7:44:04 PM PDT
by
TopQuark
To: Destro
French Surrender to Naked Moor!!
To: Destro
Naked French Tunisian Passenger Storms Cockpit and Forces Air France Plane to LandDamn, those French will surrender to anybody.
To: Illbay
I guess the unruly passenger had a big Johannsen.LOL
To: Destro
I don't blame the guy as my last Air France experience was a nightmare. We did not see a flight attendant for over 7 1/2 hours....no food, water and there wasn't even toilet paper in the bathrooms. The service was the worst I've ever experienced. Most paid $1100 each for coach tickets and I felt like I was in a cargo plane.
79
posted on
08/21/2002 7:00:37 AM PDT
by
sonserae
To: Xenalyte
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