Incident on Delta/Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit called terrorism

[marmar]

from the Detroit Free Press:



Posted: 2:26 p.m. Dec. 25, 2009 | Updated: 7:01 p.m. today
Reports: NWA passenger was trying to blow up flight into Detroit

By ZLATI MEYER AND NAOMI R. PATTON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS


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 Associated Press reported today.

A White House official said the incident was an attempted act of terrorism.

AP said it learned that early indications were the passenger said he was acting on behalf of Al Qaeda.

The counterterror official said the passenger was being questioned this evening. It was not immediately clear why the passenger wanted to attack the flight that was arriving from Amsterdam.

The passenger created a disturbance by lighting what was reported to be firecrackers -- or perhaps a "powdery substance" -- onboard the flight, injuring himself and several other passengers, according to Delta Airlines. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20091225/NEWS05/91225022/1321/Attack-on-NWA-flight-to-Detroit-called-terrorism

[babylonsister]

1. And the 'bomb' was supposedly firecrackers.

I imagine enough firecrackers would do some damage, and I also wonder how he got past security. But that word 'terra' just does something. Stand by for more stringent rules from DHS.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2009-12-25/northwest-passenger-in-custody-after-firecracker-disturbance.html

Northwest Passenger in Custody After Firecracker Disturbance

[marmar]

2. Yup.....I say just save us all the trouble and have us go thru security naked.

nt

[Clear Blue Sky]

3. Good question about security. And probably more than firecrackers.

[tabasco]

6. It wasn't firecrackers.

I don't suppose you had any loved ones on the plane, since you think it's just a big fucking joke.

[babylonsister]

7. Excuse me? I don't think it's a big fucking joke. I linked to the article

that said they were firecrackers, which is what I read first on DU.

I'm very sorry if you have reading comprehension problems.

[submerged99]

11. Probably a freeper troll...this says firecrackers too

Here is a blurb from one of the original articles, which makes it sound like an obnoxious prank.

Firecrackers on board...Storm moves east...Unsuccessful search
Posted: 12/25/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Delta Airlines official says a passenger set off firecrackers aboard a plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport causing a commotion and some minor injuries. A spokeswoman says 278 passengers were aboard the Airbus 330 from Amsterdam. She says the passenger was immediately subdued. A University of Michigan Medical Center spokeswoman says one person from the flight was taken there.

[notadmblnd]

13. that was uncalled for.

no one here suggested it was a joke. What's your problem, Santa didn't bring you what you wanted for Christmas? Isn't there a game on you should be watching?

[notadmblnd]

8. He got it past security in Amsterdam I am presuming

why the flight wasn't turned around and allowed to land in Detroit instead is a question I have. Does it say in the article when it was discovered that he had explosives and when he tried to set them off?

ok read the article, he didn't try to set them off till final approach to Detroit. Still why wasn't he searched in Nigeria then Amsterdam. Northwest couldn't answer.

[rollin74]

12. he tried to detonate the explosives

as the plane was on approach into Detroit airport. The flight was almost to DTW

[submerged99]

4. First heard it was firecrackers

The first report I heard about this was that a passenger set off some firecrackers when the plane landed in Detroit.

Now it has turned into an attempted terrorist bombing while the plane was in flight.

[bobburgster]

5. Now we see how much the mighty US

Will shake and shiver in fear over the acts of random wanna-be terrorists.

I hope Obama can help us retain a little dignity this time around.

[timeforpeace]

10. Maybe you should have been sitting next to him.

[HipChick]

9. It's ironic how Rep Peter King has been commenting...he helped terrorist

he helped raise money for IRA terrorist to kill off innocent Brits..