Fighter jets escort diverted United flight
 

Fighter jets escorted a United airlines flight to Boston's Logan airport after a passenger pulled out a screwdriver, matches and Vaseline ... WTF?

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BOSTON - Fighter jets escorted a diverted London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after a distraught passenger pulled out a screw driver, matches, Vaseline and a note referencing al-Qaida, an airport spokesman said.

United Flight 923 landed safely, Logan airport spokesman Phil Orlandella said.

The flight, with 182 passengers and 12 crew members landed safely, UAL Corp. spokesman Brandon Borrman said. Borrman said a female passenger was spotted engaging in some "suspicious" activity, but he could not immediately say what the activity was.

State Police and federal agents met took control of the plane after it landed.

Passengers were seen coming off the plane on the tarmac and being loaded onto a bus. Orlandella said their carry-on luggage was being checked.

The flight from London's Heathrow Airport was scheduled to land at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Amy von Walter said. According to Von Walter, the fighter jets launched and trailed the flight out of an abundance of caution.

Last week, British authorities said they foiled a terror plot to blow up trans-Atlantic flights from London to the United States.

someone want to get caught much?:1orglaugh

I guess the Vaseline was for use AFTER he was caught by the feds.

;)

Its too bad fighter jets couldnt do the same on 9/11.

I could be wrong but I believe it was a "she"

They just came on TV and said all that shit they said she had was untrue. She was just claustrophobic

Seriously though, I gotta ask, WTF are you gonna do with a screwdriver, a few matches and some Vaseline??? Unless, she is MacGyver or something I personally wouldn't be that concerned about it. :1orglaugh

He pulled out a screw driver vasoline and matches because after he goes to jail he is getting screwed and willie is going to put a fire in his ass

it was a she and she was 60 yrs old and claustrophobic!

it is on CNN right now if you want to watch

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If you actually read the article, you would have seen that it was a " SHE" :2 cents:

An explosives expert that was on BBC radio said vaseline could be used to hide an explosive but he did say he wouldn't know what the screwdriver would do.

I just read that it was not terror related

Everything IS TERROR related ... get with the program!

well let's just be glad they do it now..

On a side note I'm sure that guy got his ass kicked by a few of his fellow passengers. I'm sure since 9/11 happened I don't think the tangos will get far just trying to take over a plane. I'm sure from now on passengers will fight back, I know I would.

yeh it has always been terorism what else is new:thumbsup

... Yeahhh... let's make a movie !!!!


BTW, FYI, it was an older lady having words with fellow passengers ..


Do you think the movie will still bring $$$$$ ?

I am starting production now :

Geriatric Terror on UA Flight to hell !!!!!

Plot:

The federal security official told NBC News there was no indication of terrorism and denied reports that the woman had a screw driver, matches and a note referring to al-Qaida.

The female passenger, 60, aboard United Flight 923 said she was claustrophobic and became very upset and got into some kind of confrontation with the flight crew, said George Naccara, federal security director for the Transportation Security Administration for Massachusetts? airport.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14375133/


Dubya must be pissed ... could have given him a few more points ...

people still cease to amaze me.

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this is ridiculouse. :)