Terrorist bomber on Xmas flight
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It was a tongue in cheek comment.
But seriously, i wonder why that is...if it was from India > America then fair enough but what is in Amsterdam besides drugs and women?
I flew that route to get to florida
Norwich > Amsterdam > detriot > orlando
On delta as well. I'm scared now, I asumed flying from Amsterdam would be the safest way?????
Don't be fooled. Any outbreak of fire on an aircraft is extremely dangerous. Many aircraft have been lost and many people have been killed after what appeared to be a very small and insignificant fire got out of hand.
Had the fire spread in this instance, the consequences could have been disastrous.
The explosive used was a mix of powder and liquid, so hardly a firecracker!
Luckily it seems the muppets have once again got the quantity's / combination all wrong otherwise the outcome could have been horrific!
Of course it's terrorism, how else can you describe someone who trys to blow up an airplane full of normal citizens?
Luckily it seems the muppets have once again got the quantity's / combination all wrong otherwise the outcome could have been horrific!
Of course it's terrorism, how else can you describe someone who trys to blow up an airplane full of normal citizens?
Sounds like this could be one of two scenarios.
1. Some nutter literally with firecrackers, US security services trying to spin the story up as a 'terrorist incident' for whatever ends.
2. Bloke actually had a bomb/incendiary which misfired for whatever reason.
From the news reports this morning, it's looking more like 2. It sounds like the people on the plane had a really lucky escape, rather like the incident when Richard Reid tried to blow up another airliner with a shoe bomb.
Bit worrying that they're looking at the possibility the guy was a student in London, the USA will be adding the UK to the list of states harboring terrorists at this rate.
1. Some nutter literally with firecrackers, US security services trying to spin the story up as a 'terrorist incident' for whatever ends.
2. Bloke actually had a bomb/incendiary which misfired for whatever reason.
From the news reports this morning, it's looking more like 2. It sounds like the people on the plane had a really lucky escape, rather like the incident when Richard Reid tried to blow up another airliner with a shoe bomb.
Bit worrying that they're looking at the possibility the guy was a student in London, the USA will be adding the UK to the list of states harboring terrorists at this rate.
Article has now been updated....it was sketchy as I posted it right after it happened at 11pm last night and there were very few details around...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8430699.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/26/airline.attack/index.html
CNN says
"The initial impression is that the suspect was acting alone and did not have any formal connections to organized terrorist groups, said the official, who is familiar with the investigation."
Good thing it wasn't a proper attempt from a trained terrorist. How did he get on the plane with such things with him.
CNN says
"The initial impression is that the suspect was acting alone and did not have any formal connections to organized terrorist groups, said the official, who is familiar with the investigation."
Good thing it wasn't a proper attempt from a trained terrorist. How did he get on the plane with such things with him.
Pretty worrying.
<Tom Clancy>
Might just have been al-Qaeda sending a complete Muppet out with the intention of seeing if a new fangled explosive is effective, both with getting past scanners and also capable of bringing down an aircraft. If it was, then job done and mass murder ensues, if not then it's back to the drawing board with no great loss.
</Tom Clancy>
Might just have been al-Qaeda sending a complete Muppet out with the intention of seeing if a new fangled explosive is effective, both with getting past scanners and also capable of bringing down an aircraft. If it was, then job done and mass murder ensues, if not then it's back to the drawing board with no great loss.
</Tom Clancy>
It seems to be tracable back to the UK with unnerving regularity. Fruitcake or not.
Probably got the money emailed to him from a distant relative back in Nigeria.
I couldn't care less tbh, the plane didn't go down, so it is safe, so what, some nutter gets injured and locked up, the west is safe for another day.
