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| Disruptive Passenger in Custody After Disturbance on Amsterdam-Detroit Flight |
| 2009-12-27 |
| Will add details as they come in Several police vehicles and a police command unit have surrounded a plane at Detroit's Metro Airport, after the pilot of a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight requested emergency help. Metro Airport spokesman John Witner said there was a report of suspicious activity on the Delta/Northwest flight 253 from Amsterdam Sunday. That is the same flight number as the flight that a Nigerian man was suspected of attempting to blow up over Detroit on Christmas Day. All 257 passengers and 12 crew have deplaned safely, said Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott. The flight landed safely in Detroit at 12:34 p.m. Sunday. The flight crew requested that law enforcement meet the aircraft after a passenger on the plane became verbally disruptive, said Elliott. The Associated Press reported that the incident lead to the arrest of a Nigerian man, who is now in custody. 2:00 CST update: Two sources tell Fox News that the suspect boarded a plan in Lagos with no baggage, and said the FBI has already sent an email alert to other federal agencies notifying them of the incident. 2:21 CST update: White House spokesman Bill Burton said President Obama was notified of the disturbance Sunday as federal officials began reviewing airline security measures. "The President was notified shortly after 9:00 a.m. Hawaiian time of the incident regarding an unruly passenger on the flight arriving in Detroit by NSS chief of staff Denis McDonough," Burton said. "The President stressed the importance of maintaining heightened security measures for all air travel and gave instructions to set up another secure teleconference briefing as soon as possible." 2:52 CST update: The official says the passenger was taken into custody after becoming verbally disruptive on landing. Subsequent interviews by investigators determined he was a businessman who became ill during the flight. A source confirmed this report to Fox News, saying the passenger was indeed sick and that the incident appears to be "a non-event at this point." A federal law enforcement official said the man, who was from Nigeria, was interviewed by authorities and the aircraft was swept. But the official said the incident was all an incredible coincidence. A federal law enforcement official told Fox News that it "looks like a non-serious incident at this point. Early indications are that this person is not a threat." |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #15 It took the guy 20 minutes to have an explosive movement on Christmas Day. This guy must have been constipated. |
| Posted by: aidincguy 2009-12-27 17:37 |
| #14 Maybe he needs to give a speech in Lagos? |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-12-27 17:34 |
| #13 But...but...he gave that speech in Cairo. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2009-12-27 17:13 |
| #12 If nothing else, I bet Al Qaeda is testing the effectiveness of explosive diarrhea on these flights... |
| Posted by: Dar 2009-12-27 16:52 |
| #11 Gimme a break--two incidents on the same flight from Amsterdam to Detroit over two days involving two Nigerians? Just pushing the envelope again to see what the new procedures are, and sow a little panic in the process. |
| Posted by: Dar 2009-12-27 16:49 |
| #10 I'm a bit surprised the Admin hasn't tried to blame these on Bush yet. I guess they are waiting for the right meme. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-12-27 16:36 |
| #9 Actually he was teeing off on the third hole when his Secret Service agent got the call. He finished the course at 15 over par. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-12-27 16:32 |
| #8 FA: Sorry, sir, you can not use the bathroom. Pass: Look, I have the Hershey squirts, you better let me use that bathroom or the entire cabin is going to be sorry. FA: I'm sorry sir, you are not allowed out of your seat. ... I would get unruly, too. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-12-27 16:31 |
| #7 "The President was notified shortly after 9:00 a.m. Hawaiian...... "The President stressed the importance of maintaining heightened security measures... ....then returned to reading 'Dreams from My Father,' his Lucky Strikes and Aloha cake with Macadamia nut sauce take-away from Sam Choys. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-12-27 16:14 |
| #6 What's his first name, Uri, Christian, or Mohammed? I'll believe he was no threat when we get the (correct) answer to that question. |
| Posted by: Unimble Dingle2387 2009-12-27 16:12 |
| #5 A co-incidence? Might be unwise to dismiss so many similarities as co-incidence. Tactical maybe, but not co-incidence. |
| Posted by: Solomon Glulet1502 2009-12-27 15:57 |
| #4 If this was "Plan B", obviously we are dealing with some inferior minds, to quote Daffy Duck. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-12-27 15:32 |
| #3 Was the President notified of this incident? Did he get the email?It might have made a difference, ya know. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-12-27 15:10 |
| #2 The System Is Working™. Pretty soon we'll have all the shaky jihadi Nigerian guys in jail here, at least, the unsuccessful ones. When will Janet resign? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-12-27 14:50 |
| #1 20-30 something male, boarded in Nigeria, locked himself in the head for an hour. Crew and passengers kicked the door in and he got a little testy at that point. Breaking, have a little salt handy... |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-12-27 14:46 |