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Arabic graffiti found daubed on planes in France
2015-11-29
[IsraelTimes] EasyJet says writing on fuel tank panels and toilet door is 'nothing more than graffiti'
But why there, and why now?
An investigation has been launched after graffiti in Arabic was found scrawled on four planes belonging to budget airline easyJet at airports in La Belle France.

An email detailing the discovery was sent to easyJet employees by the company's cabin safety manager, Lisa King, Sky News reported Saturday. The email said that the discovery involved to "four aircraft in La Belle France with written inscriptions on the inside of the fuel panel, and toilet door in Arabic script."

Details of what the graffiti said were not provided, Sky reported, adding that the company does not believe it posed a threat and no passengers were removed from the aircraft involved.

"EasyJet assessed this issue, each time working in full consultation with the authorities, and is entirely satisfied it is nothing more than graffiti," a spokeswoman for easyJet said, according to the report. "EasyJet takes very seriously any security related issue and would not operate a flight unless we are entirely satisfied it is completely safe to do so.

"EasyJet operates its fleet of aircraft in full compliance with all regulations. The safety and security of its passengers and crews is always easyJet's highest priority."

The location of the planes involved has not been revealed for security reasons, and the investigation is seeking to establish who was behind the incident, the report said.

La Belle France has been on high alert since a November 13 multi-pronged attack in Gay Paree claimed by Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
killed 130 people and maimed hundreds more. French President Francois Hollande
...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist...
has sworn to eradicate the Islamist murderous Moslem group.
Ynet reports that the company is not taking this lightly:
The staff and crew of European low-cost carrier easyJet were placed on high alert after Arabic graffiti was found scrawled on four different passenger jet fuel panels, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday.

According to the report, "The graffiti was found daubed next to fuel tanks on four jets parked at French airports."

Company employees and crew were reported to have been instructed to increase vigilance and take extra precautions after the graffiti was found on the fuel panels, an area of the jet which is among the most secured.

easyJet has not released the content of the writing, but the incidents have sparked fears that a more sinister plot could be in the making, according to the report.
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