Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe

[Roland99]

Source: Associated Press

BREAKING NEWS
Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 8:22 AM EST Updated: Dec 30, 2009 8:22 AM EST

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Officials say a Somali national tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month with powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe that together could have caused an explosion. The hallmarks bear chilling similarities to the terrorist plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner.

Police spokesman Abdulahi Hassan Barise says the suspect was arrested before the Nov. 13 Daallo Airlines flight departed. It was scheduled to travel from Mogadishu to the northern Somali city of Hargeisa, then to Djibouti and Dubai.

Two international officials in Nairobi said Wednesday the incident is similar to the Detroit attack in that the Somali man had a syringe, a bag of powdered chemicals and liquid. U.S. officials are aware of the incident and hastening to investigate any possible links with the Detroit attack.

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Why wasn't the entire world of aviation security aware of this before? Or were they and they just didn't step up security checks? Is this incident from this past weekend another case of "Oh, well, so-and-so didn't about this and whozit didn't know about that and if the two of them had been able to communicate between each other blah blah blah..."

Won't be long before flying unless cuffed and wrapped in a straight jacket is banned.

[bighart]

1. Heard a business traveler make a good point in an interview

the other day. Can't remember where I saw it but he was someone who has traveled alot for business for years and his statement was
"Let's face it the terrorists won in regards to air travel"

[snagglepuss]

2. Many people seem to have a mentality that is similar to those who deny

global warming, namely discounting threats out of hand, believing everything is blown out of proportion even though evidence says otherwise so something like this elicits a shrug until something like the underwear bomb is attempted.