Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Saudi national dressed as pilot breaches airport security

From the Manila Bulletin:

The Manila International Airport Authority is reviewing its security procedures at the country’s premiere terminal following a security breach that happened last Monday when a young Saudi national was able to enter restricted areas of the airport just because he was wearing a pilot’s uniform.

Nineteen-year-old Hani Bokhari was confronted by airport authorities Monday afternoon after he was seen wandering at the arrival Immigration area. When Immigration officers asked for his airline identification card, the young man only presented them his airline ‘Dependent Card’ forcing them to call airport police.

Hani was questioned by members of the Airport Police Department who then learned that the young man was at the airport to meet his father who is arriving aboard a Saudia Airlines flight.

It was learned that Hani is a student of the Master’s Flying School in Pasay City who is studying to be a flight dispatcher.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

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?

HRW

Anonymous said...

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)

Anonymous said...

Detroit airport officials detain four Saudi Arabian passengers

Pastorius said...

Thanks, HRW. I just posted the stuff you left.