A Pakistani decided to swim to the Dominican Republic, of all places, where climbed out of the surf and enrolled in Medical school, all in an elaborate ruse to be able to board a plane to Paris, which he planned to hijack.
Some rather remarkable events right there.
"Nothing to declare? OK you may board."
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "NORTHWEST AIRLINES PLANE DIVERTED AFTER REPORT OF SUSPICIOUS PASSENGERS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "However, KSTP-TV in Minneapolis, where Northwest Airlines is based, quoted an unidentified source as saying the men were "shaving themselves clean." A source speaking on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press that people aboard the airplane gave investigators similar accounts.") (September 11, 2002)
WorldNetDaily.com: "AIRLINE DENIED MOHAMED ATTA PARADISE WEDDING SUIT" by Paul Sperry (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In preparation for martrydom, ablution. "Shave excess hair from the body and wear cologne. Shower," advises the letter, which was handwritten in Arabic and later translated by the FBI (it's still not clear if Atta penned the letter himself). "Do not leave your apartment unless you have performed ablution."") (September 11, 2002)
IRNA.com - ISLAMIC REPUBLIC NEWS AGENCY: Tehran. "KHATAMI TO LEAVE FOR RIYADH WEDNESDAY: REPORT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The visit will be Khatami's second to the Kingdom since he took office in May 1997. It is viewed as "important" in view of the US threat of a military attack on Iraq and the deadlock in Middle East peace negotiations... Stressing both sides' common stances against America's unilateral Iraq policy, the deputy further said that "sensitive regional conditions necessitate that Tehran and Riyadh closely discuss the subject of the imminent US strike on Iraq."") (September 11, 2002)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "LONDON RALLY FOR FANATICS" by Phillip Johnston (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The meeting at Finsbury Park mosque is being organised by al-Muhajiroun (The Emigrants), a fundamentalist organisation that is dedicated to the establishment of a world Islamic state.") (September 11, 2001)
JERUSALEM POST.com: "BIN LADEN SOUVENIRS AMONG SEIZED PALESTINIAN ARMS SHIPMENT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Crates containing hundreds of kilograms of guns, ammunition, telescopic lenses, and night-vision equipment were found inside the container, as were "toys" in the shape of cigarette lighters with pictures of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the background.") (September 11, 2002)