Jet halted at LAX; two men are removed by police

LA Times ^

[mnehring]

A plane was stopped from taking off from Los Angeles International Airport, and two men on board were taken into custody, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD Lt. John Romero said the men, who appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent, were acting suspiciously. A law enforcement source said at least one of the men ran into a restroom on the plane and appeared to hide while the New York-bound jet was taxiing on the runway, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing. The flight crew confronted the two men and made the decision to stop the plane before it took off, the source said. The men were taken into custody by heavily armed law enforcement officials. The plane has been taken to a remote area of the airport to be searched by a bomb squad, sources said. The LAPD's anti-terrorism unit and the FBI are on the case, but the source said it's too early to tell whether terrorism played any role in the incident. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said that she was aware of only one person being detained for questioning after the person failed to comply with airline safety regulations and directions of the crew.

[mnehring]

..as a follow up that just broke while I was posting this- determined no thread and no charges.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/28/state/n114421D64.DTL&type=business

[humblegunner]

The men were taken into custody by heavily armed law enforcement officials. The plane has been taken to a remote area of the airport to be searched by a bomb squad

Good work.

[mnehring]

..correction to previous. No thread threat.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Nothing to see here folks, just the rop at work.

[Kartographer]

I smell racism! (sarc)

[SlowBoat407]

Diversion at the very least.

[null and void]

Ammonites, I bet...

[FTJM]

Dry run.

[TexasCajun]

How long before Barack Hussein Obamah interferes with the FBI & Intelligence Community doing their duties?

[elpinta]

“Dry run.”

You bet, and we are likely to see more of it/them.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

CAIR will file a civil rights lawsuit on their behalf before the end of the day.

[Mount Athos]

theories?

1) explosive diarrhea. I’d run for the restroom too

2) Trying to create upset on the plane to get a reaction, to win lawsuit money

[mnehring]

..more theories...

3) Just an idiot

4) Dry run to see how people react

5) Drunk

[OldDeckHand]

"3) Just an idiot"

Good thing that's not a crime. Otherwise, we'd have plenty of empty office space at the Capital building.

[I see my hands]

To: Richard Winton

Maybe it’s there and I just can’t see it. When did this happen? Today? Yesterday? Last week? A year ago?

Either I’m blind or you’re an idiot.

[NonValueAdded]

“It’s not terrorism” reflex bump

[blues_guitarist]

"   . . . testing the fences . . ."


---- Jurassic Park

[milford421]

ping

[dusttoyou]

With all the dem/nobama peeing on the CIA, I’m thinking these “broken terrorist plots” are a ruse by nobama gubmint to make the sheeple think nobama is really on the ball.

[Red Badger]

Nah, had to be Moabites..............

[milford421]

September 28, 11:19a.m.

[buccaneer81]

I’m thinking these “broken terrorist plots” are a ruse by nobama gubmint to make the sheeple think nobama is really on the ball.

The left used to say the same when Bush was president.

[Allegra]

This sort of thing seems to be on the rise lately...

...said the Freeper who is days away from taking a couple of flights from the Middle East to the US...

[Cheetahcat]

No Grey haired blue eyed American Great Grandmothers involved? It is VERY good they are going after the usual suspects.

[mnehring]

This sort of thing seems to be on the rise lately...

Hat tip to Pam Geller

Rash of BOMB SCARES ACROSS THE US

Nobody's talking about what appears to be an outbreak of bomb scares ....... this today and yesterday. Look at this, we are living in a state of siege.

SAN FRANCISCO: Bomb scare closes Transbay Terminal

(09-28) 12:22 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's Transbay Terminal reopened shortly after noon after a suspicious package found aboard a Muni bus was found not to be a bomb, authorities said

The terminal at First and Mission streets was ordered evacuated at 11:19 a.m., said Lt. Mindy Talmadge of the Fire Department. Mission Street between Second and Beale streets was also closed.

FLORIDA: Police still investigating bomb scare at New Port Richey supermarket

NEW PORT RICHEY - While New Port Richey police officers investigate leads, they aren't releasing much new information about the bomb scare at a Sweetbay Supermarket.

"We're following up with some that we're hopeful could lead to the identification of the suspect," Capt. Jeffrey Harrington said this afternoon.

He said police didn't want to impede the investigation by releasing information too early.MASSACHUSETTS: Bomb scare evacuates Westfield Wal-Mart

A bomb scare at a Wal-Mart in Westfield on Sunday afternoon leads to an evacuation. Police and fire crews arrived on scene to find employees and customers scattered through the parking lot. According to witnesses, they say someone called in a bomb threat saying it would detonate at 6:30pm. A device was discovered, but nothing exploded.

FLORIDA: Bomb Scare at Springfield Goodwill

A stretch of Business 98 in Springfield was shut down for almost two hours Sunday as authorities investigated a suspicious package at the local Goodwill. The Bay County Sheriff's bomb squad was called in, along with Springfield Police and Fire-Rescue.

TEXAS: Bomb scare in Laredo shuts down 3 city blocks

AP Authorities say a bomb scare in downtown Laredo shut down three city blocks while a suspicious object was removed from the courthouse. ...

NEW YORK: Wall  Street Bomb Scare

... drew a bomb-squad investigation Thursday that closed several blocks surrounding the NYSE for about an hour just after the closing bell. ...

[I see my hands]

Thanks. Yeah, I read "Monday morning" in the second article.

[GovernmentShrinker]

This is outlandish overreaction. When somebody runs to the lavatory on an airplane just before take-off, ignoring flight attendants’ instructions to return to their seat, the obvious assumption should be that the person had an emergency related to bodily functions. The situation should be reported to the control tower, per a need to delay take-off. Then have flight attendants wait a reasonable length of time and make reasonable efforts to communicate (understanding that a non-English speaker may not be able to come up with the English words for “diarrhea” or “major menstrual leak”) to try to find out what the problem is and whether the passenger may need medical attention, BEFORE treating the situation like a potential terrorist threat. We really need to start employing some common sense or the terrorists will win without ever committing another terrorist act. Why would a terrorist engage in patently obvious disruptive behavior BEFORE a plane takes off?

[mnehring]

11:19am PST

[Rushmore Rocks]

Thanks, Milford.

Testing??

[ThomasThomas]

Listing to local news it might have been a case of a bad burrito.

[mnehring]

There were two people involved and in addition to the bathroom incident, people said they were acting suspiciously. Now, did we have two people who had choreographed explosive diarrhea? How does that dance work?

[OB1kNOb]

1) explosive diarrhea.....

There's a whole new perspective on that after the recent terrorist tried to blow up a plane by detonating an anally-inserted explosive into his too-stupid-to-live rectum. Rectum? It didn't nearly, it danged DID kill him!

[milford421]

No problem.

[GovernmentShrinker]

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said that she was aware of only one person being detained for questioning after the person failed to comply with airline safety regulations and directions of the crew.

Probably the inital report was garbled. Most likely, the two people were travelling together, but only one bolted for the lavatory.

[milford421]

“Testing??”

Always testing....many times playing w/us.

[rahbert]

what a mess that wuold make.

[LeonardFMason]

Next step will be human bombs.

[TexasCajun]

You can bet our enemies realize there is now a Liberal Wimp in the Whitehouse.

[AlmaKing]

‘’’Why would a terrorist engage in patently obvious disruptive behavior BEFORE a plane takes off?’’’

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Oh, maybe, to create terror?

How do you think the passengers felt? Maybe you should email your comments to those folks.

[Bobkk47]

What! This is outrageous. This is profiling. Why, I’ll bet these guys had dark beards. I’m calling Madame Pelosi/sarc

[Uncle Ike]

” I’m calling Madame Pelosi/ “

That’s profiling!!

Just because she lives in DC, and is horrendously ugly, and has the humility of a Mao - doesn’t mean she necessarily represents anybody.....

[buccaneer81]

My MIL is flying into Tel Aviv tomorrow on Delta. My wife is a nervous wreck.

[Cindy]

More details...

Note: Video included.

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_13438302

“Passenger thrown off flight after forcing LAX jet to taxi back”

By Art Marroquin Staff Writer
Posted: 09/28/2009 01:16:26 PM PDT

SNIPPET: “Airport police, FBI agents and Transportation Security Administration officials took the man and his traveling companion into custody for questioning, according to Castles and FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.

“There is currently no identifiable threat to the plane or the passengers,” Eimiller said. “The passenger is being interviewed in connection with the incident and is cooperative.”

TSA agents rescreened all passengers and their baggage before they were placed on the same plane and took off for New York about 12:15 p.m., said Robin Urbanski, a spokeswoman for United Airlines.

The man and his travelingcompanion were not allowed back on the plane because of his failure to comply with the flight crew’s instructions, Urbanski said.

“This is a lesson in ensuring passengers follow the instructions of the flight crew,” Castles said. “The reason they tell you to remain seated while the plane is moving is because the pilot could hit the brakes and the passenger could fall down or bump their heads. It’s a lot like being on a moving bus.””

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Previously...

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/28/Two-men-on-jet-arrested-at-LAX/UPI-94161254169015/

“Two men on jet arrested at LAX”

Published: Sept. 28, 2009 at 4:16 PM

SNIPPET: “LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 (UPI) — Two men aboard a jetliner were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport Monday, authorities say, apparently for suspicious behavior.

Los Angeles Police Department Lt. John Romero said the two men, who appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent, were taken into custody by security personnel, the Los Angeles Times reported.:

[GovernmentShrinker]

The “terror” was created by the overblown response, not by the guy running to the bathroom.

Terrorists have no use for commercial passenger planes that are still on the ground. If he was planning to hijack the plane, he’d have waited a few minutes until it was airborne, to start being disruptive.

[dusttoyou]

You can bet our enemies realize there is now a Liberal Wimp in the Whitehouse

He be dare fren, you know.

[sionnsar]

My thought exactly.

[wac3rd]

No, he supports them. There will be no retribution as he is Muslim from Kenya and Indonesia.

[milford421]

“Terrorists have no use for commercial passenger planes that are still on the ground. If he was planning to hijack the plane, he’d have waited a few minutes until it was airborne, to start being disruptive.”

I agree in part with your assessment. While suspicious behavior may indeed be noted prior to a hijacking, I don’t think that a jihadist bent on a mission would advertise his intentions so conspicuously. I do not believe, however, that the actions of these 2 was innocent.

These 2 men were either playing, setting up a lawsuit, or, on a more sinister note, attempting to diminish response...