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Terrorism rehearsal on Oslo flight
The BIS annual report for 2005, released on Tuesday, mentions flight OK 447 in September 2005, where three Egyptian citizens tried to gain access to the pilots. According to BIS spokesman Jan Subrt, police terrorism experts believe that the three Egyptians were not trying to hijack the plan but rather testing the security measures on board the plan, which was owned by Czech Airlines (CSA). "The crew on board discovered the three Egyptians trying to open the door into the cockpit. When the stewards intervened they immediately gave up their attempts and gave the excuse that they were looking for a staff member because they wanted to buy chewing gum," Subrt said. BIS managed to identify the trio but could not demonstrate any links to Islamist terrorist organizations. The three were apprehended upon landing and Czech security police escorted them to Egypt after questioning. Subrt said that their suspicions were based on more than that the incident just "concerned three Arabs" but would not divulge details that led BIS to believe that there was a terrorism link to the event.
Jo Kobro, information chief at Oslo's Gardermoen International Airport (OSL), said that they had not been informed about the incident. The PST would not comment on the matter. Posted by: mrp 2006-10-25 |
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