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MaineWriter:
Another cold morning here with a big whopping zero degrees. This is getting really old, really fast, folks...
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David:
Yahoo! Canada News
Tue Mar 6, 7:11 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Iraqi immigrant with a "suspicious device" stuffed into a body cavity was detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday and a Philadelphia-bound jetliner was diverted to Las Vegas because his luggage was aboard, authorities said.
The device and the luggage were cleared by bomb squads in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
"There never was a threat," said Larry Fetters, security director at Los Angeles International Airport for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
Fadhel Al-Maliki, 35, of Atlantic City, N.J., was held for a mental evaluation and a possible immigration violation, federal officials said.
Al-Maliki is a permanent legal resident who arrived in the United States in 1994.
He had flown into Los Angeles from Philadelphia on Monday and was booked for a Tuesday return flight when he was chosen for extra security screening. He triggered an alert during the secondary screening and immediately told screeners about the device he was carrying, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.
"He initially said it was therapeutic," she said.
The device had a wire and what may have been a magnet concealed in his rectum, officials said.
It did not contain any explosives, Eimiller said.
Al-Maliki said he had flown to Los Angeles for a visit but details were unclear, Eimiller said.
The terminal remained open during the incident and no takeoffs or landings were affected but a US Airways jet en route to Philadelphia was diverted because Al-Maliki's checked luggage already had been screened and put aboard the plane.
Flight 1422, carrying 143 passengers and six crew members, landed at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas about 8:30 a.m. local time.
The Airbus A320 was searched in a secure area away from terminals and cleared about noon to continue to Philadelphia, said Chris Jones, an airport spokesman. Passengers were given options to resume their flight aboard the jet, stay in Las Vegas or return to Los Angeles, he said.
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opinionista:
--- Quote from: DavidnHartford on March 08, 2007, 07:33:19 am ---Yahoo! Canada News
Tue Mar 6, 7:11 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Iraqi immigrant with a "suspicious device" stuffed into a body cavity was detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday and a Philadelphia-bound jetliner was diverted to Las Vegas because his luggage was aboard, authorities said.
The device and the luggage were cleared by bomb squads in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
"There never was a threat," said Larry Fetters, security director at Los Angeles International Airport for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
Fadhel Al-Maliki, 35, of Atlantic City, N.J., was held for a mental evaluation and a possible immigration violation, federal officials said.
Al-Maliki is a permanent legal resident who arrived in the United States in 1994.
He had flown into Los Angeles from Philadelphia on Monday and was booked for a Tuesday return flight when he was chosen for extra security screening. He triggered an alert during the secondary screening and immediately told screeners about the device he was carrying, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.
"He initially said it was therapeutic," she said.
The device had a wire and what may have been a magnet concealed in his rectum, officials said.
It did not contain any explosives, Eimiller said.
Al-Maliki said he had flown to Los Angeles for a visit but details were unclear, Eimiller said.
The terminal remained open during the incident and no takeoffs or landings were affected but a US Airways jet en route to Philadelphia was diverted because Al-Maliki's checked luggage already had been screened and put aboard the plane.
Flight 1422, carrying 143 passengers and six crew members, landed at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas about 8:30 a.m. local time.
The Airbus A320 was searched in a secure area away from terminals and cleared about noon to continue to Philadelphia, said Chris Jones, an airport spokesman. Passengers were given options to resume their flight aboard the jet, stay in Las Vegas or return to Los Angeles, he said.
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So, security personnel actually thought this guy had a bomb on his ass? LOL I know this is tragic and shows how ridiculous the fear of terrorism has become, but I can't help laughing. Poor guy really.
David:
--- Quote from: opinionista on March 08, 2007, 07:50:30 am ---So, security personnel actually thought this guy had a bomb on his ass? LOL I know this is tragic and shows how ridiculous the fear of terrorism has become, but I can't help laughing. Poor guy really.
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Well, the guy set off the metal detector and had wires hanging out his ass. That is more than enough evidence to suspect him of carrying a suicide bomb. It was (and should) be treated as a bomb until proven otherwise. Nobody would ever have thought that a shoe was dangerous either until Richard Reid stuffed his with C4 explosives and tried to take down his plane over the Atlantic ocean. That is why we now have to have our shoes removed to be x-rayed today. That bottle of Gatorade looked harmless too. But Ramzi Yousef used liquid explosives to make a bomb and killed a Japanese businessman in a practice run. Look up "Bojenka Plot" on the web.
tragic and ridiculous fear of terrorism? Nope. It is a very real threat. And until another plane comes down or city buses start blowing up here in North America, the public will continue to think we are over reacting.
I don't feel sorry for the guy. Even though it was sexual aid he should have taken it out and packed it in his checked luggage for the flight.
You can't imagine how many people travel with Dildos and vibrators in their carry on bags. How stupid is that? Random bag checks are common. Do you really want your travelling companions to see your latex friend?
opinionista:
--- Quote from: DavidnHartford on March 08, 2007, 08:24:52 am ---Well, the guy set off the metal detector and had wires hanging out his ass. That is more than enough evidence to suspect him of carrying a suicide bomb. It was (and should) be treated as a bomb until proven otherwise. Nobody would ever have thought that a shoe was dangerous either until Richard Reid stuffed his with C4 explosives and tried to take down his plane over the Atlantic ocean.
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I didn't mean to upset to you but I think the fear of terrorism is being taken out of proportions. That's my opinion. They are making everyone and their brother a suspect, and are giving people a hard time when travelling. Sometimes it is even humiliating. I am especially sensitive to this after seeing how my brother is always considered a suspect and treated like so every time he travels just because of the way he looks or chooses to dress, even if he doesn't make the setting the metal detector. And it doesn't happen only at airports. When I was in New York, my friend and I were ordered to show the contents of our belonings at the subway. A police thought we were terrorist because we got into a platform that was closed to the public. We somehow missed the sign and didn't know. This is unfair, cruel and utterly humiliating.
Don't get me wrong I agree that a certain level of security is necessary, especially in a case like the one you posted. A man with wire coming out of his ass, that's weird and unheard of so I can understand they took action about it. But regardless of it and the few cases in which actual potential terrorist has been caught thanks to these measures I still think this whole issue is being taken out of proportion and the saddest thing is they don't really solve the problem. If they want terrorism to stop, the US and its alllies should leave the middle east alone and mind their own business. Making regular citizens a target is not the solution and can led to tragedy like the case of the brazilian immigrant who was confused with a terrorist in London and was shot to death by the police. He was just another subway traveller.
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