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U.S. Airways officials said a "security issue" led to several passengers -- namely the students from the UAE -- to be rescreened before the flight was cleared for flight.
U.S. Airways officials only said a "security issue" was reported. They said they took all the bags off the flight, rescreened them, and put them back on. But they wouldn't comment on how they dealt with passengers. Students, though, said security officers came on board their plane. "He told me, 'Get your bag and leave the plane now,'" Al-Dhaheri said. Other members of the group said authorities questioned them about the reason for their visit to the nation's capital as well as where they were from and whether they had military training and experience. "They were questioned a lot," student Salem Al-Mansoori said. "I mean, 'What do you do every day, where do you go.'" Al-Mansoori said he is training to be a pilot. Al-Dhaheri said he switched seats because he received a different boarding card. He also said that according to security officers, passengers reported they heard the group talking about airplanes and the military while on board. Sources said that's when some passengers reported them.
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#7 Nibbled-to-death-by-cats-fare. |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-11-26 17:51 |
#6 They should apologize for creating such an inconvenience and their visas should be revoked to make an example out of them. I don't believe they were terrorists but I do believe they were playing games with the other passengers and the system and probably contacted Cair ahead of time. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2011-11-26 17:19 |
#5 In early February 1999, Clarke met with Al Maktoum, one of the UAE royals who was known to hunt with Bin Laden, in the UAE. Al Maktoum was a big supporter of the Taliban and al-Qaeda. And although people often forget, two of the 9-11 hijackers were citizens of the UAE and the vast majority of money supporting the attacks flowed through the UAE. The 9/11 Commission Report has six references to the UAE, most of which can be found on page 138. One of these suggests that “but for the cooperation of the UAE, we would have killed Bin Ladin two years in advance of September 11.” |
Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-11-26 16:11 |
#4 UAE is the financial and communications hub for a lot of things. |
Posted by: Pappy 2011-11-26 15:31 |
#3 8) UAE was the financial and communications hub for the 9/11 attacks. |
Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-11-26 14:22 |
#2 The only mistake here was letting these morons into the country in the first place. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2011-11-26 13:16 |
#1 Oh holy heck. If they didn't screen the heck out of these guys, they would have been sorely remiss. And I bet once back in the plane, they were joined by several armed air marshals. 1) Traveling as a group. 2) Studying to be a pilot. 3) Talking about planes and military subjects. 4) Flying to Washington, D.C. 5) Native to a country with ongoing agitation and infiltration by Iran. 6) Freaking Muslims. 7) Switching seats. If I had been on that flight, I would have demanded a different plane. FTS. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-11-26 11:26 |