Breaking: "Disturbance" on same Christmas Bomber Plane Flight #243
BREAKING NEWS FOX
Delta flt 243 coming into Detroit from Saudi Arabia with a disturbance by 4 individuals on the plane, pilot calling for law enforcement meeting airliner----This was the same route used by the panty bomber.
No further info at this time.
Detroit....... the largest concentration of Muslims anywhere in the country.
UPDATE FROM HRW:
Delta FLight 243, Amsterdam to Detroit held on runway after complaints 4 Saudi Arabian nationals unruly
". . .The source says four men from Saudi Arabai were saying something in Arabic that alarmed four on-board Federal Air Marshals. The Marshals speak Arabic. A decision was made to stop the plane on the tarmac away from the passenger terminal and remove the men from the plane. . ."
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Another Flight Crew Made Jittery by Passengers via ABCNews
". . .one or more of the men reportedly pulled a blanket over their head. When the plane landed at around 1:05 p.m., it was kept away from the gate for about 15 minutes. The men were then removed and questioned.
No arrests will be made in connection with this incident. . ."
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Dry Run or Clogging the Intelligence Pipeline?
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ABC updates report with the following headline:
Four Muslim Men Are Questioned After One Hides His Head Under a Blanket
They actually said it . . . 4 M U S L I M men!!!
Actually - it's the subheadline at the link but if you do a google search for Delta Flight 243 and narrow search to last hour . . .that's the headline given (I've got the screen captured)
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Detroit airport officials detain four Saudi Arabian passengers
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Delta FLight 243, Amsterdam to Detroit held on runway after complaints 4 Saudi Arabian nationals unruly
". . .The source says four men from Saudi Arabai were saying something in Arabic that alarmed four on-board Federal Air Marshals. The Marshals speak Arabic. A decision was made to stop the plane on the tarmac away from the passenger terminal and remove the men from the plane. . ."
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Another Flight Crew Made Jittery by Passengers via ABCNews
". . .one or more of the men reportedly pulled a blanket over their head. When the plane landed at around 1:05 p.m., it was kept away from the gate for about 15 minutes. The men were then removed and questioned.
No arrests will be made in connection with this incident. . ."
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Dry Run or Clogging the Intelligence Pipeline?
*****
ABC updates report with the following headline:
Four Muslim Men Are Questioned After One Hides His Head Under a Blanket
They actually said it . . . 4 M U S L I M men!!!
Actually - it's the subheadline at the link but if you do a google search for Delta Flight 243 and narrow search to last hour . . .that's the headline given (I've got the screen captured)
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Detroit airport officials detain four Saudi Arabian passengers
Small minor points. The Christmas flight was 253. not 243 (so not the same flight. big whoop), and this flight was coming in from Amsterdam, not Saudi Arabia. At least as far as we know at this point (a much bigger whoop as to where the security failure occured.)
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