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| Southwest plane made emergency landing at Sky Harbor over 'possible threat' |
| 2013-06-11 |
| The FBI said a "telephonic bomb threat" forced the flight headed to Austin, Texas to make an emergency landing in Phoenix Monday afternoon. The plane, carrying 143 passengers, landed safely and all passengers deplaned and were questioned by authorities. The FBI said the flight "departed LAX at 2:12pm and was diverted to Phoenix for further investigation." Michael Kucharek of NORAD confirmed to ABC15 that two F-16 fighter jets were dispatched from Tucson to "monitor" the plane from the air and ensure it landed safely. Video showed passengers being removed from the plane and being boarded onto a bus. Later on, video showed luggage being removed from the plane and lined up on either side of the aircraft. FBI spokesman Manuel Johnson said Monday night that Southwest Airlines flight 2675 had been searched by Phoenix police and FBI bomb technicians and that no explosive device was found. Johnson said the FBI's investigation is ongoing and efforts are being made to identify the caller who initiated the bomb threat. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #2 See?! PRISM is a GREAT idea and too bad we didn't have greater ability to use it in finding this terrorist caller and bringing them to "Justice." And ,sometimes, "Tolerance" might be "Justice." - Your Progressive Friends..... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-06-11 20:32 |
| #1 I just imagine the Muslims giggling "Look what we did, and over a phone too". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-06-11 17:21 |