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2010-01-23 Europe

Bomb threat forces Turkish jet to land in Greece

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Posted by Fred 2010-01-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 More likely a dry run to check out the security and what the pilot will do.

Now they know, seems to me this could be used for getting people into a Country, or area where they were normaly unable, say a far inland city, Diverting a plane in transit and instantly. your man is on the ground,

Sounds a bit James Bondish, but it would work.
Have somebody standing by, say in a restroom, a quick change of papers and travel documents and you've got A hostile in-country unknown.

Good sub- plot in a movie somewhere.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-01-23 11:50|| 2010-01-23 11:50|| Front Page Top

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