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| Passengers on Air Europa Flight Detained | |
| 2004-01-06 | |
| Two Canadian men were detained for suspected links to terrorism after acting strangely aboard a flight from France to the Dominican Republic, authorities said Monday. The two were detained after Air Europa Flight 89 landed in Santo Domingo Sunday night, said Gen. Fernando Cruz Mendez, director of national Investigations. They have not been charged and authorities did not find any weapons, Cruz said. "They acted very nervous on board," he said. "They went in and out of the bathrooms, including a few times together." Fernando, I don’t quite know how to explain this, but ... He did not say why Dominican authorities suspected the men had possible links to terrorist activities. The flight’s crew reported the behavior to Dominican authorities who were waiting for the plane when it landed at Las Americas International Airport in the capital. The men will be detained until authorities complete their investigation, Cruz said. Air Europe’s manager in Santo Domingo, Margarita Falla, declined comment on the incident. The two had never been to the Dominican Republic before and were carrying small carry-on bags, authorities said. Just a T-shirt and a coupla fur-lined swim briefs. Santo Domingo was their final destination, Cruz said.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 makes that body-cavity search a little easier though "Yes, please!" |
| Posted by: Better off anonymous... 2004-1-6 10:08:29 AM |
| #3 Carry-on bags contained rum, lipstick and Astroglide. |
| Posted by: eyeyeye 2004-1-6 9:59:38 AM |
| #2 makes that body-cavity search a little easier though |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-1-6 9:43:18 AM |
| #1 "including a few times together." "Not that there's anything wrong with that." |
| Posted by: Jerry Seinfeld 2004-1-6 7:46:52 AM |