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breaking news: Agents Searching British Airways Jet

#1 Postby wx247 » Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:53 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. security officials detained a British Airways Boeing 747 on arrival at a Washington D.C. airport on Wednesday and spent several hours searching it, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Department spokeswoman Rachael Sunbarger told Reuters that BA Flight 223 to Dulles Airport from London "has been detained and remains on the tarmac for further screening." She gave no further details.

Local media reported the plane, carrying 247 passengers and 17 crew, landed at 7:06 p.m. The reports said those on board were ferried to the terminal building about three hours later.

**This is just coming across the Reuters wire.
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#2 Postby wx247 » Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:58 pm

NBC 4 News in Washington is saying that all bags are being "super screened" at this time. Also... relatives of the passengers who were waiting to pick them up have been told to go home because it may be a while before the people are allowed to be released.
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#3 Postby Josephine96 » Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:00 pm

:eek: Uh oh.. I have the feeling Garrett our next hour could get kinda interesting..

This may not be the only breaking news we see. I hope I am DEAD WRONG. But lets wait and find out
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#4 Postby wx247 » Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:08 pm

An FBI agent is saying the interrogation is NOT terrorist related.
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#5 Postby Josephine96 » Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:11 pm

LOL.. Bet you money he's saying that not to panic our nation. Not saying I'm paranoid but I bet you :wink:
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#6 Postby nystate » Thu Jan 01, 2004 12:13 am

Josephine96 wrote:LOL.. Bet you money he's saying that not to panic our nation. Not saying I'm paranoid but I bet you :wink:


You never know...there is an American wanted in London for killing two British cops...they could be looking for him or another criminal.
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#7 Postby Josephine96 » Thu Jan 01, 2004 12:14 am

True about that NY State.. You're right.. and Happy New Year by the way lol
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#8 Postby blizzard » Thu Jan 01, 2004 7:25 am

Josephine96 wrote:LOL.. Bet you money he's saying that not to panic our nation. Not saying I'm paranoid but I bet you :wink:


Maybe lsot a bet here? Thank God you were not right this time...
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#9 Postby nystate » Thu Jan 01, 2004 3:18 pm

Josephine96 wrote:True about that NY State.. You're right.. and Happy New Year by the way lol


Well, it turns out that you were the one who was right this time...Fox News just reported that BA canceled its LHR-IAD flight (the same one that was searched yesterday) due to security reasons...
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