Posted on 12/25/2009 3:15:34 PM PST by granite
Romulus, Mich. - A senior U.S. counterterror official says a passenger aboard a Delta Air Lines flight in Detroit was planning to blow up the plane but the explosive device failed.
The official said the passenger was being questioned Friday evening. It was not immediately clear why the passenger wanted to attack the flight that was arriving from Amsterdam
(Excerpt) Read more at link.latimes.com ...
This article should catch you up on today’s events.....
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6787142.html
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials said a Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria said he was acting on behalf of al-Qaida when he tried to blow up a flight Friday as it landed in Detroit. And a White House official called the Christmas incident an attempted act of terrorism.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., identified the suspect as Abdul Mudallad. King said the flight began in Nigeria and went through Amsterdam en route to Detroit.
One of the U.S. intelligence officials said the explosive device was a mix of powder and liquid. It failed when the passenger tried to detonate it.
The passenger was being questioned Friday evening. “He appears to have had some kind of incendiary device he tried to ignite,” said one of the U.S. officials.
How many people, other than military or demolitions experts, can tell the difference between a firecracker going off and a blasting cap going off? Perhaps this guy screwed up and his primer failed to set of the main charge?
...And he reportedly made this statement from his "vacation spot in Hawaii", which is probably the Secret Service codename for Kenya.
Thank you.
Addition screening for everyone. What utter nonsense.
We all know ALL of us do NOT need additional screening.
I don’t travel for the company anymore, so I’m not affected..
Epcot has a nice exhibition of several European countries.
;-)
Merry Christmas!
Unreal! Additional screening measures????
We don’t even have all the details and this is the first general comment from Obama’s FBI? (if that’s who said this)
Early reports also said the terrorist was subdued by other passengers. That factoid and the terrorist being on our “no fly list” omitted in the later reports.
Maybe one day a year from now we’ll find out exactly what happened.
Got a whole shovel ready industry right there. Pigs for livestock in a methane fired power plant, then turn the pigs into ham, bacon, and various other delectable pork products to serve at the security gates.
Any breed of dog could fill in as an airport security dog. After eating the sandwich you must pet and get kissed by the doggie. The friendlier the dog the better.
Anyone with a facebook account?
www.facebook.com/people/Mohamed-Ahmed-Ragheb/546326410
:)
You too, my FRiend!
Homeland Security Secretary, Janet said that!
You will recall, she’s the one worried about right-wing extremists and talk radio troublemakers. Now addition screening measures for everyone. For crying out loud.
This “for everyone” PC has to stop. Everyone, including muslim terrorists, know prescisely who needs additional screening.
Fox news says a man jumped across two or three rows to subdue the Muzzie. Could have been an air marshal.
Oh - it was from her - no wonder.
You are right. No more screening methods should be forced on the millions who would never harm a plane - but should be forced on those who want us all dead...especially ones on the no fly list!
ROFL!!
I’ll vote for that!
One attempt failed, but are other attempts in the planning stage?
FNC - possible pay back for the bombings in Yemen?
Why would a Nigerian muslim be so concerned about that?
Well, you can bet that white-haired grannies and 8-year old blond boys will be patted down first! Geez!
As per a report out of Egypt;
al-Q in Yemen said it was going to stike back at interests in US for its strikes in Yemen.
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