Archive for November 13th, 2007

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Pilot, Crew, TSA: Four Passengers Targeted Bathroom, Tampered with Mirror

This TSA Suspicious Incident #177, Unclassified but For Official Use Only (U//FOUO), "has many of the elements of pre-operational terrorist planning" according to TSA Office of Intelligence. It was leaked to me earlier today in my ongoing efforts to compile terrorist dry runs and probes on airplanes.
A FFDO (Federal Flight Deck Officer — […]

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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Smoking Suitcase at Phoenix Airport

UPDATE 11.14.07: The Associated Press reports "authorities said the flames were likely caused by heat from a conveyor belt. Phoenix police Lt. Rick Gehlbach said the backpack likely began to smoke after it got jammed between two larger pieces of luggage on a conveyor belt." If they say so, it must be true.  
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