A Northwest plane from Tokyo is being held in Seattle...greenspun.com : LUSENET : Current News - Homefront Preparations : One Thread |
FBI is questioning two men on board, and checking all the luggage.The plane is being held away from the terminal, and has 200 or so people on board.
just heard on the news
-- Anonymous, October 31, 2001
they even had a film clip of it.looks like a real plane...
-- Anonymous, October 31, 2001
Is this part of the plane report that had anthrax story or is this a different one? I'm getting confused trying to sort out everything that's going on.
-- Anonymous, October 31, 2001
FBI seizes air passengers in Seattle Passengers on flight from Japan questioned; man charged in Pittsburgh with boarding plane with concealed knifeNBC, MSNBC AND NEWS SERVICES
Oct. 31 — With officials across the nation on highest alert for a new terrorist attack, U.S. Customs and FBI agents in Seattle seized two passengers from a Northwest Airlines Corp. jetliner inbound from Narita, Japan, and held them for questioning Wednesday. Meanwhile in Pittsburgh, a Lebanese man with an expired student visa was charged with trying to board a plane with a concealed weapon. Salam Ibrahim El Zaatari, 21, was being held pending a hearing before a federal magistrate on Thursday.
Remainder is here
-- Anonymous, October 31, 2001