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Fake bomb at Phoenix airport leads to 3 arrests
AP/CBS ^ | August 10, 2011

Posted on 08/10/2011 2:57:52 AM PDT by markomalley

Three African refugees were arrested after what police described as a fake bomb was found in one of their carry-on bags during security screening at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, police said Tuesday.

Phoenix police didn't yet know what the motive was behind the Friday incident and weren't ruling out the possibility of a terrorism connection, Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

"We're taking it seriously, not just because of the substance they were trying to take on board a plane, but also the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 and the proximity of that date to now," Martos said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
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1 posted on 08/10/2011 2:57:54 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Testing the waters for bigger things to come.


2 posted on 08/10/2011 3:46:02 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: markomalley

Good thing the TSA has the policy of groping children and making little old ladies strip naked to check their diapers, otherwise they never would have caught this fake bomb.


3 posted on 08/10/2011 3:52:33 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: markomalley

...missing from the story, their all US citizens right?


4 posted on 08/10/2011 4:05:54 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Doogle

Also missing from the story: whether they are Amish or Mennonite.


5 posted on 08/10/2011 4:33:00 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: Pollster1

Another group of Swedish tourists having their summer prank.


6 posted on 08/10/2011 4:37:59 AM PDT by nj patriot (How is that hope and change working out?)
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To: Pollster1

Another group of Swedish tourists having their summer prank.


7 posted on 08/10/2011 4:38:07 AM PDT by nj patriot (How is that hope and change working out?)
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To: nj patriot

Swedish tourists can be dangerous!

8 posted on 08/10/2011 4:48:28 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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