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(96,882 posts) Sat Mar 8, 2014, 12:42 PM Mar 2014

Stolen passports on missing Malaysian passenger jet [View all]

Source: Irish Times

Two names listed on the manifest of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight match passports reported stolen in Thailand, foreign ministry officials in Rome and Vienna have confirmed.

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Italy’s foreign ministry said today that an Italian man whose name was listed as being on board the Boeing 777 is travelling in Thailand and was not on the plane. A foreign ministry official confirmed Italian reports that an Italian national had reported his passport stolen last August.

Italian news agency Ansa said he called home after hearing reports that an Italian with his name was on board the missing aircraft.

Austrian foreign ministry spokesman confirmed that a name listed on the manifest matches an Austrian passport reported stolen two years ago in Thailand but he would not confirm the identity.

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Stolen passports on missing Malaysian passenger jet [View all] brooklynite Mar 2014 OP

Karma? No one deserves to die but... n/t JimDandy Mar 2014 #1

karma? context please Abukhatar Mar 2014 #4

Stealing someone else's passport JimDandy Mar 2014 #6

Alternatively, the people with the stolen passports could be stooges. MADem Mar 2014 #53

True, JimDandy Mar 2014 #55

Or maybe, if they turn out to be terrorists, that was the plan. n/t Cleita Mar 2014 #5

Ah! JimDandy Mar 2014 #7

i think if it was a terrorist act, barbtries Mar 2014 #8

A lot of what goes on after these airline crashes is not disclosed Cleita Mar 2014 #12

Right. There was an Egyptian Air that crashed in 1999 on a flight form California question everything Mar 2014 #26

Wikipedia has an interesting article about that flight: MRadtke Mar 2014 #60

Interesting. Thanks for the link question everything Mar 2014 #84

Actually the cockpit voice recorder picked up him saying ""Tawkalt ala Allah",which translates as EX500rider Mar 2014 #75

Thanks. Did not remember the specifics only the general description question everything Mar 2014 #79

I wonder if the people travelling under the false identities had anything to do with the loss Gore1FL Mar 2014 #2

It also indicates other countries may not have accurate no-fly lists CJCRANE Mar 2014 #3

To me this is the important take-away, why were they allowed flamingdem Mar 2014 #13

They probably only realized that they were stolen after the fact FBaggins Mar 2014 #16

And probably more italian or Austrian sounding than Malaysian... n/t whopis01 Mar 2014 #45

Very interesting indeed. jsr Mar 2014 #9

This does not look good. AngryAmish Mar 2014 #10

Cue X-Files music. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2014 #11

I think more "Twilight Zone". Cleita Mar 2014 #18

Could just be a coincidence. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #14

Or maybe not. n/t totodeinhere Mar 2014 #21

Uh OH....we've gone awhile without the absurd overreaches at the gate by TSA. MADem Mar 2014 #15

Yeah... and I leave for Italy next weekend. FBaggins Mar 2014 #17

Leave the nail clippers at home unless you have a checked bag. MADem Mar 2014 #19

I have some awesome christx30 Mar 2014 #20

One of my friends almost missed her plane once. Beacool Mar 2014 #61

Poor thing--that must have been annoying! MADem Mar 2014 #63

It got worse. Beacool Mar 2014 #65

Oh good grief. MADem Mar 2014 #66

I know how you feel. Beacool Mar 2014 #67

next time Bea, take this on the plane with you.... turbulence, smurbulance! dionysus Mar 2014 #74

A yellow bear bankie!!! Beacool Mar 2014 #81

it's a magic bankie, Bea, it will keep you safe. dionysus Mar 2014 #82

Thank you, my friend. Beacool Mar 2014 #83

Hey, I'm leaving for Italy next week also...on Saturday...Alitalia from JFK to Rome CTyankee Mar 2014 #33

Sunday afternoon for us. FBaggins Mar 2014 #34

This will be my 5th trip to Italy and I believe all but one was Alitalia...thank god no lost bags on CTyankee Mar 2014 #36

Your trip sounds lovely. Beacool Mar 2014 #62

thanks! CTyankee Mar 2014 #68

Ah HA!!! pangaia Mar 2014 #78

a ground crash in 2012? ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2014 #24

That was a fairly new a/c with a very good safety record. MADem Mar 2014 #27

Feels like a trial run for use in the American market BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #29

Fair point. I'm wondering if it was a stooge flying with a "just take this suitcase to my MADem Mar 2014 #52

Never heard that term before, nor experienced anything close to that davidpdx Mar 2014 #50

Lucky you! MADem Mar 2014 #51

It is way too early to speculate on what and why. Let them find the plane first. uppityperson Mar 2014 #22

Most likely stolen and sold. louis-t Mar 2014 #23

Last week, China suffered an orchestrated knife attack on a subway station in one of its cities. amandabeech Mar 2014 #25

You definitely might be on to something there. Redford Mar 2014 #28

Muslim terrorists attacking a Muslim nation airline? brooklynite Mar 2014 #30

Have you not seen what's been going on in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Lybia the last few years. Renew Deal Mar 2014 #32

Muslims are the overwhelming victims of Muslim terrorism. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #35

There were Muslims in the trade center, amandabeech Mar 2014 #40

"..I believe that many people of faith are decent and reasonable." blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #43

"Christians past misdeeds say otherwise..." seveneyes Mar 2014 #48

I think it's a stretch to assume they are connected... Agschmid Mar 2014 #31

You have to look at everything. amandabeech Mar 2014 #41

Very few planes have suddenly disappeared at cruising altitude cosmicone Mar 2014 #37

Back in the days when I had to fly a lot between here and South America Cleita Mar 2014 #39

Crash "landing" is different from a "crash" in mid air cosmicone Mar 2014 #42

You just made me think of something. I don't remember an oil Cleita Mar 2014 #44

Water landings are not preferred to non-runway landings whopis01 Mar 2014 #46

I meant cosmicone Mar 2014 #47

Very succinct summation and I agree w/your assessment....! nt MADem Mar 2014 #54

I agree. Beacool Mar 2014 #64

Just in U.S. ports alone we stop several thousand people with fraudulent passports every year, jtuck004 Mar 2014 #38

It doesn't make sense for it to be terrorism davidpdx Mar 2014 #49

Stolen passports used on Malaysia flight are common uppityperson Mar 2014 #56

check Interpol's data before allowing passengers to board seveneyes Mar 2014 #59

Yup, I very much agree. nt uppityperson Mar 2014 #72

Missing Malaysia jet: Passenger with stolen passport identified jsr Mar 2014 #57

At this mornings Press Conf, Officials said travelers did NOT have "Asian features" brooklynite Mar 2014 #58

They've "identified" the person who purchased those two tickets... countryjake Mar 2014 #69

UPDATE-Tickets linked to stolen passports for missing Malaysia flight were purchased by Iranian man, brooklynite Mar 2014 #70

Kazem Ali purchased tickets for two friends... countryjake Mar 2014 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author uppityperson Mar 2014 #73

As time goes by the mid-air break up scenario becomes more unlikely.. EX500rider Mar 2014 #76

UPDATE: Mystery fake-passport holders on flight MH370 were Iranian brooklynite Mar 2014 #77

Thanks, I was just coming to post this. Poor guys. uppityperson Mar 2014 #80