Archive for September 21st, 2007

Friday, September 21st, 2007

“Terrorist Threat” at Raleigh-Durham Airport

(note: the correct flight number is American Eagle flight 4518, not flight 518)
Two airline passengers were arrested at Raleigh-Durham International Airport earlier tonight after causing what airport spokeswoman Colleen Fischvogt has just confirmed with me was a "serious incident on American Eagle Flight 518 from Jacksonville." Local news station WRAL reports, "the disturbance was […]

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Friday, September 21st, 2007

Woman Walks Through Logan Airport with Mock Bomb

A 19-year old MIT student was arrested earlier today by Massachusetts State Police after walking through Logan International Airport with a simulated bomb attached to her chest. The device included a circuit board, greed LED lights and wires running to a 9-volt battery. In one hand, the woman, identified as Star Simpson, held a lump […]

No Comments » - Posted in Federal Air Marshals, Airport Security & Screening by Annie Jacobsen