Light explosive on plane

[nadinbrzezinski]

they got a Qatari citizen in custory

Flight 663, DC to Denver, bound to Vegas.

Subdued by Federal Marshall

Breaking on MSNBC

Ah link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36243847/ns/us_news-airliner_security/

oh and 663 United

Third Secretary and Vice Consul don't ask me to spell the name

But realize this is a MAJOR incident, and very technically could be considered an Act of War.

Most likely he is on the next plane out of the country, and all this will be an interesting dust off

[HughMoran]

1. This is live, isn't it?

I was wondering if this was live - I guess it is!

[rusty quoin]

2. yes

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yes, it is live

and they are doing this ad hoc

Still unclear if this guy was trying to detonate anything, urging caution in reporting

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. No injuries, and it is parked in a distant area

of the airport.

Suspicious passenger from Reagan to Denver...

Just breaking, they don't have much.

[hlthe2b]

9. Suspicious passenger from NATIONAL to Denver...

sorry, but I have a real thing about referring to National Airport as "Reagan"....

Ok, I'm fine, now....;)

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I was just transcribing

:-)

Hell easier than doing instant translation

[DemoTex]

30. Off topic ..

I was based at DCA for years, and years, and years (LOVED IT!). When they changed the name from Washington National to Reagan National, I refused to comply in my PA announcements to the passengers.

Because of a complaint by a R/W co-pilot, the chief pilot called me in for a rug dance. But he was a lefty pinko too! We had a gas of a time discussing that one. That's why I was called "Comrade of the Base" in DCA!

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. Ok Kammerad

thanks for the laugh.

:hi:

[hlthe2b]

35. heh heh

A :toast: to your "intransigence" ;)

[HipChick]

5. Qatari diplomat?

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. No clue, they broke into the repeat of countdown

they are off now.

If that is a diplomat the incident will be fun.

[HipChick]

10. last Tweet update ...shoe bomb incident by diplomat..this will get ulgy

Passenger detained after 'shoe bomb' incident aboard Denver-bound plane is identified as Qatari diplomat - AB

[bluestateguy]

13. Is that the kind of diplomacy they teach over there?

nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Oh that will disapear and a lot of I am sorry

and we did not mean to...

Diplomatic incidents always get sticky.

UNLESS they find an explosive, then it really gets sticky. (Act of war)

[malaise]

18. CNN says the person tried to light his shoes on fire

but they don't have details and don't want to speculate

[HipChick]

20. aww hell..it never stopped then before...

[malaise]

22. I was surprised

Good for Anderson

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. So did MSNBC

Before you put aspersions

[Trekologer]

40. Just like the bad guys in Lethal Weapon 2...

...he's got diplomatic immunity, so Hammer you can't sue!

[Ozymanithrax]

7. The Air Marshal did his job...

Of course, the right is going to be incensed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Yep because he did his job

[bluestateguy]

11. After the incident on Christmas we added more air marshalls to airplanes

nt

[RB TexLa]

25. Yes, more spending. It's time we realize the sun will still rise the day

after an airplane is bombed and stop throwing all the money away on the security.

[Hawkeye-X]

15. Flight 663 is what?

United? Frontier? Southwest? What.

Hawkeye-X

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Let me see if MSNBC has now posted it

been waiting for a few...

And now we have a link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36243847/ns/us_news-airliner_security/

[HipChick]

17. United..

[hlthe2b]

23. United..... I might have been on that flight, had my plans not

changed... Thanks to an alert air marshall and gratitude for the safety of all the passengers and flight staff.

[Hawkeye-X]

27. What happened?

At least you are home safe, I think.

Hawkeye-X

[hlthe2b]

34. My trip was delayed until next month...

Yup...safe and sound in Denver. ;)

[Ozymanithrax]

19. I read heis a diplomat with diplomatic immunity...

http://ori.msnbc.msn.com/id/36243847/ns/us_news-airliner_security/

[HipChick]

21. DC was already going to be on lockdown next week...

due to Security Summit ...

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. Not from the fourteen countries

and if a diplomat... this is an act of war...

So this is going to be interesting.

[HipChick]

29. They have been warning folks about gridlock next week..

A Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that will bring nearly 50 heads of state to D.C. is scheduled to take place April 12-13. It's expected to be one of the largest gatherings of heads of state in history.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Ok that raises my personal alarms

I knew it was large, but 50 potential targets...

[HughMoran]

26. Uh-oh, may have been a bad joke by a disgruntled diplomat!!

Oh, shit!

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. The international incident will be fun

[HipChick]

32. Big joke about DC...

is that when you meet someone..they always claim to work for some 'Embassy' or other.. :eyes:

[and-justice-for-all]

36. "but sources told NBC that it appeared that there were no explosives."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36243847/ns/us_news-airliner_security/

The nutsack tried to light his shoes on fire.

[hlthe2b]

37. I'm hearing he smoked a cig in the bathroom and then got

smart-assed with the air marshall--possibly joking about a shoe bomb...:shrug:

[and-justice-for-all]

39. CNN is not sure yet...but it is being called a misunderstanding...

smoking a pipe or cigar in the bathroom...what a dip shit

[applegrove]

38. Qatari citizen. That's not good.

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. Dplomat, if he was just smoking

just a nasty misunderstanding

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. Rachel is now covering this

and they have little info still