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Airline bombing attempt foiled

  • ptown_trojans_1
    Just breaking:
    A passenger attempted to light an explosive device aboard an airliner flying from Washington to Denver but was subdued by a federal air marshal, sources close to the House Homeland Security Committee told NBC News.

    A government source told NBC the aircraft was a Boeing 757.


    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36243847/ns/us_news-airliner_security/
  • ou1980
    Amazing.....would love to hear the details on this dirt bag!
  • ou1980
    Watch...

    Whatever this guy tried to use, you will forfeit for future flights!
  • ptown_trojans_1
    Apparently, it was his shoes he tried to ignite, ala Richard Reid.
  • LJ
    Fuck, now we are going to have to wear those plastic hair net booties and pack our shoes away when we fly.
  • september63
    Why wont someone light their (crocks) on fire? I could live without seeing anyone wearing them again.
  • ptown_trojans_1
    This will be interesting, from the link:
    Sources told NBC News that the passenger who was subdued was a Qatari diplomat who would have full diplomatic immunity.
  • spartan
    http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL663/history/20100407/2134Z/KDCA/KDEN
    the flight path of flight 663.

    smoking on a plane?
  • LJ
    ptown_trojans_1 wrote: This will be interesting, from the link:
    Sources told NBC News that the passenger who was subdued was a Qatari diplomat who would have full diplomatic immunity.
    So would he have to be tried under a military tribunal?
  • ptown_trojans_1
    LJ wrote:
    ptown_trojans_1 wrote: This will be interesting, from the link:
    Sources told NBC News that the passenger who was subdued was a Qatari diplomat who would have full diplomatic immunity.
    So would he have to be tried under a military tribunal?
    I honestly have no idea.
  • ptown_trojans_1
    Guy was in bathroom, no explosives. Marshal smelled smoke. Sounds like the guy either tried to or mistakenly caught his shoes on fire. No motive know yet.

    Man, I'd hate to be at Dulles right now.
  • The Equalizer
    how the hell do you accidentally set your shoes on fire in an airplane bathroom?
  • LJ
    The Equalizer wrote: how the hell do you accidentally set your shoes on fire in an airplane bathroom?
    lol foreigners
  • spartan
    ptown_trojans_1 wrote: Guy was in bathroom, no explosives. Marshal smelled smoke. Sounds like the guy either tried to or mistakenly caught his shoes on fire. No motive know yet.

    Man, I'd hate to be at Dulles right now.
    its in denver.
  • ptown_trojans_1
    spartan wrote:
    ptown_trojans_1 wrote: Guy was in bathroom, no explosives. Marshal smelled smoke. Sounds like the guy either tried to or mistakenly caught his shoes on fire. No motive know yet.

    Man, I'd hate to be at Dulles right now.
    its in denver.
    Ah, thanks.
  • Glory Days
    looks like he was just trying to smoke a cig in the boy's room.
  • THE4RINGZ
    What causes one to light their footware on fire in the washroom? Seriously is he that fucking stupid that he thought he could do that, go back to his seat, and get off the plane like nothing happened?

    King, Prince, Diplomat, whatever, what a fucking dumbass.
  • gibby08
    ccrunner609 wrote: Thank you GWB
    FOR???
  • LJ
    gibby08 wrote:
    ccrunner609 wrote: Thank you GWB
    FOR???
    Prior to September 11, 2001, the Federal Air Marshal Service consisted of varying numbers of FAMs depending upon the perceived threat and funding availability. Only 33 FAMs were active on 09/11/01.[6] As a result of the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush ordered the rapid expansion of the Federal Air Marshal Service. Many new hires were agents from other federal agencies, such as the U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, ATF, IRS CID, and many others.[7] A classified number of applicants were hired, trained, and deployed on flights around the world. As of August, 2006, this number is estimated to be in the thousands.[8] Currently, these FAMs serve as the primary law enforcement entity within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Air_Marshal_Service
  • gibby08
    You act like this wouldn't have been stopped before 9/11
  • LJ
    gibby08 wrote: You act like this wouldn't have been stopped before 9/11
    You mean the 1 in 909 chance?

    There were only 33 Air Marshall's before 9/11 and there are around 30,000 commercial flights in the U.S. per day.

    Simple math says you are wrong.
  • ptown_trojans_1
    gibby08 wrote: You act like this wouldn't have been stopped before 9/11
    Probably, but the probability of an Air Marshal being on the flight would have been greatly lower.

    Can't deny that.
  • Cleveland Buck
    Barack would have gone up there and handled it himself if there wasn't an Air Marshal available. No worries.
  • gibby08
    I'm not saying what Bush did wasn't good...but you can't say either that this wouldn't have been stopped not for that
  • LJ
    gibby08 wrote: I'm not saying what Bush did wasn't good...but you can't say either that this wouldn't have been stopped not for that
    Well, before Bush added marshals, there were only 33, so at best the chances of an Air Marshal being there was 1 in 909

    It's rumored there are over 1500 air marshals in service today, so let's go conservative with 1,000, that takes your chances to 1 in 30.

    That's a huge difference.