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Things not to bring on a plane: Dynamite

Zavistan
27-08-2006, 04:20
I can understand forgetting to unload your scissors, makeup, etc. But forgetting you had a stick of dynamite in your bag? Whoops!

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/08/25/dynamite.plane/

FBI: Dynamite found in luggage
Pennsylvania student not involved in terrorism, U.S. officials say

Saturday, August 26, 2006 Posted: 0223 GMT (1023 HKT)

(CNN) -- A college student was detained Friday after customs agents found what they suspected was dynamite in his checked luggage, but authorities said he was not involved in terrorism.

Authorities identified the man as Howard McFarland Fish, 21, a U.S. citizen from Connecticut. He was flying on Continental Airlines Flight 52 from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Houston, Texas, which landed at 6 a.m. Friday, FBI spokeswoman Shauna Dunlap said.

"It has not been tested, but it's believed to be a half-stick of dynamite," Dunlap said of the item in Fish's luggage.

"The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force responded and determined that it was not an act of terrorism and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took Fish into custody. ICE is currently consulting with the U.S. attorney in Houston regarding possible criminal charges," ICE said in a statement.

The Associated Press reported the man attended LaFayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Reports indicate that he had bomb-making components in his luggage.

In Buenos Aires, Marcelo Sain, head of Argentina's Airport Security Police, told local television that authorities found "a Coca-Cola bottle with mud, and inside it was a tube with ammonium nitrate, a little bit of dynamite and a detonator," according to Reuters.

In Houston, KTRK-13 quoted law enforcement sources as saying that the man had a blasting cap, a homemade fuse and a quarter-pound of ammonium nitrate, in addition to the dynamite.

Mark Mancuso, spokesman for the Houston Airport System, said he could not confirm the allegations but that "some additional items of contraband may have been found."

Two law enforcement sources told CNN that the additional items may have been bomb-making materials. The ICE statement said only that he had "prohibited explosive items."

The man was going through a "typical inspection" at George Bush Intercontinental Airport when the suspicious item was found, Mancuso said.

After discovering the item, customs agents called police, and a bomb-sniffing dog "came over and alerted on the item," Mancuso said, calling the canine's tip "a pretty good indication they were explosives."

The passenger said he had been exploring mines in Bolivia and purchased the dynamite as a souvenir, Mancuso said. It was removed from the airport and taken to a downtown Houston lab for analysis, he said.

The incident caused only minimal disruption in a small area of the airport, Mancuso said. The flight continued on to Newark, New Jersey.
Pyotr
27-08-2006, 04:22
so lemme get this straight

brownmen talking non-english on plane=f-16 escort back to airport.

Half a stick of dynamite in packed airport=minimal disruption

hhhhmmmm...
Secluded Islands
27-08-2006, 04:27
nothing to be alarmed about people, it was only one stick of dynamite...
Wilgrove
27-08-2006, 04:30
nothing to be alarmed about people, it was only one stick of dynamite...

Yea I mean it's not like it could've accidently blow up the airplane mid flight or anything....
Lunatic Goofballs
27-08-2006, 04:36
Dynamite as a souvenir? :confused:

What an awful souvenir! If you're gonna buy a souvenir, spend a little extra and get the plutonium. :p
Zavistan
27-08-2006, 04:40
I'm not quite sure wether to be proud or ashamed that I know the family involved here... The father has been all over the local radio explaining just why his son is not a terrorist. A bit over the top actually.

Anyways... Hooray, I know someone famous!
The Atlantian islands
27-08-2006, 04:43
I'm not quite sure wether to be proud or ashamed that I know the family involved here... The father has been all over the local radio explaining just why his son is not a terrorist. A bit over the top actually.

Anyways... Hooray, I know someone famous!

Introduce your five fingers to tool's face for me, will ya?

Danke.:)
Tactical Grace
27-08-2006, 04:44
How the hell can he not be a terrorist? :rolleyes:

I mean, we're arresting people on suspicion, right? And we catch one checking in an actual bomb, and there is no terrorist connection? Riiight.
The Atlantian islands
27-08-2006, 04:46
How the hell can he not be a terrorist? :rolleyes:

I mean, we're arresting people on suspicion, right? And we catch one checking in an actual bomb, and there is no terrorist connection? Riiight.

I agree...for all the fuss we are making about terrorism (and I do beleive its justified), when we find an actual fucking bomb, we stick our thumbs in our ass and whistle dixie?

What the fuck is up with THAT?!:confused:
Chechle
27-08-2006, 04:46
Things not to bring on a plane: Snakes.

Think about it, Snakes on a Plane. That should be a movie or something.
Secluded Islands
27-08-2006, 04:53
Things not to bring on a plane: Snakes.

Think about it, Snakes on a Plane. That should be a movie or something.

no, it shouldnt...
Lunatic Goofballs
27-08-2006, 04:54
How the hell can he not be a terrorist? :rolleyes:

I mean, we're arresting people on suspicion, right? And we catch one checking in an actual bomb, and there is no terrorist connection? Riiight.

He's either a terrorist, or so stupid he forgot about the souvenir DYNAMITE in his luggage that he brought on the PLANE with him. My god, what kind of fucking braindead moron would you have to be to bring dynamite on an airplane as a memento. This kid was in college?!?
The South Islands
27-08-2006, 04:56
Ummm...oops?
Tactical Grace
27-08-2006, 05:00
He's either a terrorist, or so stupid he forgot about the souvenir DYNAMITE in his luggage that he brought on the PLANE with him. My god, what kind of fucking braindead moron would you have to be do bring dynamite on an airplane as a memento. This kid was in college?!?
He knew he would be flying back at the end of his holiday. Why buy it?

He knew it was there when he packed his luggage. Why pack it?

What innocent explanation could possibly lie behind a man buying a stick of dynamite, blasting cap, detonator and ammonium nitrate, sticking it all in a bottle and packing it for a return flight?

WTFonia. :headbang:
Pyotr
27-08-2006, 05:01
He knew he would be flying back at the end of his holiday. Why buy it?

He knew it was there when he packed his luggage. Why pack it?

What innocent explanation could possibly lie behind a man buying a stick of dynamite, blasting cap, detonator and ammonium nitrate, sticking it all in a bottle and packing it for a return flight?

WTFonia. :headbang:

he isn't the right color:rolleyes:
Tactical Grace
27-08-2006, 05:03
he isn't the right color:rolleyes:

"Sir. Uh, the suspect is white."

"You sure?"

"Yes, sir. Must have been a misunderstanding."

*sigh* "OK then, let him go. Damn, I was really hoping there."
Wilgrove
27-08-2006, 05:07
Ok, guy brings dynamite on plane and he's not a terrorist. Wow... I think he deserved to win if he was.
German Nightmare
27-08-2006, 05:27
Off to Guantanamo bay, I say!!! http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/behind_bars.gif
Who knows what else he is up to when he was already determined to blow up the plane. That simply must have been his plan - why else would he bring explosives aboard a plane when beverages like water and breast-milk are dangerous!
Pyotr
27-08-2006, 05:40
"Sir. Uh, the suspect is white."

"You sure?"

"Yes, sir. Must have been a misunderstanding."

*sigh* "OK then, let him go. Damn, I was really hoping there."

if theres another john walker lindh out there we're screwed-

TSA guy: "what are those red things on your belt?"

white guy "uuhhh, Sausages?"

"why're they setting off the metal detector"

"errrrrrr Ecuadorian aluminum skinned....sausages?"

"aaahhhh... alright go on through"
AB Again
27-08-2006, 05:54
There is, in his defence, incotrovertable evidence that he is not the brightest human being in the world.

Who - in their right mind, that lives in Connecticut would take holidays in Buenos Aires in the winter?

If you want to come to South America in our winter then either go to the Andes and get some graeat skiing in, or go to one of the more equatorial regions to take advantage of the off season benefits, but don't go to miserable drab, grey and damp wintertime BA.
JuNii
27-08-2006, 06:08
Note the third paragraph...
"The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force responded and determined that it was not an act of terrorism and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took Fish into custody. ICE is currently consulting with the U.S. attorney in Houston regarding possible criminal charges," ICE said in a statement.so he was taken into custody with charges pending...

you can bet your biddy that they will be investigating this.

and this paragraph makes me wonder about the security of flights coming into the US. At least we know Britan takes the care to look out for their allies.
In Buenos Aires, Marcelo Sain, head of Argentina's Airport Security Police, told local television that authorities found "a Coca-Cola bottle with mud, and inside it was a tube with ammonium nitrate, a little bit of dynamite and a detonator," according to Reuters. :headbang: and he was still let on board the plane... nice going Buenos Aires Airport Security! :headbang:

The incident caused only minimal disruption in a small area of the airport, Mancuso said. The flight continued on to Newark, New Jersey.of course, he didn't put up a fuss... or at least none was reported.
Daistallia 2104
27-08-2006, 09:33
if theres another john walker lindh out there we're screwed

Then we're screwed several times over.
IL Ruffino
27-08-2006, 10:12
I blame PA.
JuNii
27-08-2006, 10:45
I blame PA.
What does your Pa have to do with this? :confused:
IL Ruffino
27-08-2006, 11:06
What does your Pa have to do with this? :confused:

:rolleyes:

He invented dynamite.. duh!