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2006-08-11 Britain

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-11 11:36|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is the first I've heard of this, gee, bringing his whole family too

Posted by Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-08-11 14:32|| 2006-08-11 14:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Not saying it didn't happen, but I might like a more reliable source then DNA World.

Posted by tu3031 2006-08-11 14:43|| 2006-08-11 14:43|| Front Page Top

#3 This one smells to high heaven. MSM would have been all over a story about a returning plane.

Posted by mcsegeeek1 2006-08-11 15:50|| 2006-08-11 15:50|| Front Page Top

#4 You mean like this?
Transatlantic flight turns back to London over security alert Mon Aug 7, 5:27 PM ET British authorities questioned four people at London's Heathrow Airport after a flight to Boston turned around midway across the Atlantic because of a security alert.

American Airlines flight 109 carried 240 passengers and 13 crew members on the Boeing 777 jet, which landed back in London four hours after it departed. Four of the passengers were escorted from the plane when it landed in London, where six police officers were waiting for them, a Heathrow Airport spokeswoman told AFP. Anneliese Morris of American Airlines said the turn-around was "due to a security issue that needed to be resolved in London," but declined to comment further.

A spokeswoman for London's Metropolitan Police told AFP four people were interviewed by police officers at the airport, but had not been arrested. She declined to give details on the four. Britain's domestic Press Association said the four passengers questioned were believed to be a man who had been travelling with three women, believed to be his mother and two sisters.

The flight, which left London at 10:55 am (0955 GMT), had been due to arrive at Boston's Logan International Airport at 1:05 pm local time (1705 GMT). American Airlines told AFP it had re-booked passengers onto alternative flights to Boston.

According to the US Transportation Safety Administration, one of the passengers' names was on a so-called no-fly list, of persons not allowed to board airliners. "Early in the flight, TSA learned that a passenger on board was a positive match on the no-fly list. Out of an abundance of caution, TSA determined that the best course of action was to turn the flight around and at around 8:20 EST we instructed American Airlines Flight 109 to land," said Ann Davis, TSA spokeswoman. "This is the eighth international diversion due to a no-fly list match since the fall of 2004," Davis said. Air transportation was greatly bolstered after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

"It's important to note that American Airlines was in regular communications with the flight as it returned to Heathrow and there were no reports of any unusual activity on board. "US law enforcement is working with local law enforcement in the UK to interview the passenger on the ground," she said.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-08-11 16:54|| 2006-08-11 16:54|| Front Page Top

#5 wasn't flight 109 that either blew up over Lockerbie or right after leaving new york a few years ago?

Posted by honkey 2006-08-11 16:57|| 2006-08-11 16:57|| Front Page Top

#6 John Fund ( radio segment) was discussing this same information yesterday. The constituents were found in bottles. This is the first I heard that it was in children's carry-on bags. Not surprising. These scumbags will stoop to any degraded level necessary to carry out their deeds. We need to keep in mind who we're dealing with here. There should be no hesitation in exterminating them when required.

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-08-11 19:20|| 2006-08-11 19:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Very interesting. The 8/10 airliner bombing plot arrestees have been found to also have links to the 7/7 terrorists. The Brits have already said there were 3 independent cells involved in the plot. They just may have stumbled onto a fourth cell.

Posted by ed 2006-08-11 19:42|| 2006-08-11 19:42|| Front Page Top

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