Wired Iraqi man questioned at L.A. airport

Reuters ^ | 03-06-07

[mfnorman]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Officials detained an Iraqi man during a security scare at Los Angeles International airport on Tuesday but said a suspicious object found in a body cavity search did not pose a threat.

The man, identified by law enforcement officials as Fadhel al-Maliki, 35, was detained at passenger screening at the airport just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

The bomb squad was called as a precaution and authorities said they found wires in his clothing and a magnet inside a lower body cavity.

The man was preparing to board a US Airways flight to Philadelphia. The flight left without the passenger but with his luggage aboard. It made an unscheduled landing in Las Vegas where the plane was thoroughly searched but nothing was found.

[Mr. Jeeves]

That isn't "nothing" - it's a test of the system.

[Abigail Adams]

"...they found wires in his clothing and a magnet inside a lower body cavity."

Of course there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for this, right???

[LexBaird]

The bomb squad was called as a precaution and authorities said they found wires in his clothing and a magnet inside a lower body cavity.

Okaaaay. Why a magnet up his butt? Trial run bomber checking out security or just a weirdo perv?

[tkathy]

a magnet inside a lower body cavity???????

[tet68]

At least he alway knew where north was.

ICK!

You're right, they are testing.

[over3Owithabrain]

Maybe he is gay and his boyfriend has a lead ****

[Cicero]

Probably CAIR will have some explanation for the magnet.

[deaconjim]

a lower body cavity? How many does he have?

[Mr.Unique]

The flight left without the passenger but with his luggage aboard.

Unfriggingbelievable.

[TomGuy]

they found wires in his clothing and a magnet inside a lower body cavity.

Isn't there where everyone carries their magnet?

[silentreignofheroes]

Just a thought,,,put a magnet in your computer and see what happens,,,,

[GeorgiaDawg32]

not to worry..our security officials made the plane land in vegas so they could search it..

[Mr.Unique]

Of course there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for this, right???

I think we've all had a magnet in our ass....the questions is, just how big was this magnet?

[RegulatorCountry]

Take five or six people and conceal disassembled bomb componentry in "body cavities," go to the lav one by one and hide the components ... voila. Bomb.

[Spok]

"did not pose a threat."

It's a rehearsal-of course it poses a threat!!

[LexBaird]

Probably CAIR will have some explanation for the magnet.

His prior job was holding notes to the refrigerator.

[Ramius]

There's something not being said here. I'm not entirely sure I ~want~ to know what the rest of the story.