Suspicious passenger subdued on flight
…A half hour before landing, a flight attendant smelled smoke just as a passenger was coming out of a restroom and alerted an air marshal, federal officials told NBC. The marshal confronted the man, and there were initial reports that the man said he was trying to light his shoe.
But NBC News reported that the man said he was putting out a cigarette, which he smoked in the restroom, on the sole of his shoe.
A search of the man found no explosives, and a search of the plane with bomb-detecting dogs also turned up no explosives…
Well, at least the air marshall had something constructive to do on this flight….
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th April 2010 at 20:20
Heck, at least he could have smoked a substance worth getting locked up for! :diablo:
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th April 2010 at 17:40
It is difficult to believe that someone would be so stupid as to smoke in an aircraft toilet in the present security climate.
What a berk.
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th April 2010 at 13:14
Same story :
By: Icare9 - 8th April 2010 at 12:03
What an idiot! There surely can’t be any airline passenger unaware of the No Smoking laws?
Of course, he MAY have his own private jet where he can do whatever he wants and just forgot where he was…..
Now I’m sure he’ll claim Diplomatic Immunity… if he’s freed, expect a big Qatar order for US military kit!!!
By: Rickt - 8th April 2010 at 08:19
A suspected shoebomber wrestled into submission by air marshalls as fighter jets were scrambled has reportedly turned out to be a Qatari diplomat trying to secretly smoke in the plane’s toilet.
By: KabirT - 8th April 2010 at 07:08
Yes, because lighting a shoe is much more saner. :confused:
By: A7X - 8th April 2010 at 06:06
Shoe Bomb on UA flight?
Seen this on Sky News at 6am. The UA 757 was escorted into Denver by two F-16’s.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8608611.stm
By: A7X - 8th April 2010 at 06:05
Shoe Bomb on UA flight?
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8608611.stm
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