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Air Marshals Stop Shoe Bomber II

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MileHigh, Apr 7, 2010.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Federal air marshals subdued a man who authorities say attempted to "light his shoes on fire" on a United flight from Washington Reagan to Denver Wednesday night, federal law enforcement officials told ABC News.

    http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/air-marshals-stop-shoe-bomb-attempt-united-jet/story?id=10315314
     
    MileHigh, Apr 7, 2010
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  2. JakeandElwood

    JakeandElwood Well-Known Member

    Holy crap, this guy had diplomatic immunity? And great work by the marshals to say the least.
     
    JakeandElwood, Apr 7, 2010
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  3. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Um, er ...

    The suspect was identified by authorities as a diplomat in the Qatar embassy in Washington, Mohammed al Modadi. The FBI said the man had full diplomat immunity as the 3rd secretary and vice-consul.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 7, 2010
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  4. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Oy.
     
    21, Apr 7, 2010
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  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Yah. A misunderstanding. Who the hell is "sarcastic" about stuff like this? It all hits too close to home but this one really does.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 7, 2010
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  6. zebracoy

    zebracoy Guest

    A guy from Qatar.
     
    zebracoy, Apr 7, 2010
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  7. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    A guy with diplomatic immunity.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Apr 7, 2010
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  8. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    A guy from Qatar with diplomatic immunity who knows he can say anything and then tell them to screw off.
     
    SixToe, Apr 7, 2010
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  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    This has been a total crap day. Even though DIA is a bit away from here (and everything else), it still is too close for comfort.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 7, 2010
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  10. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    I just pictured the South African in Lethal Weapon 2.

    "Diplomatic immunity."

    And then not.
     
    Small Town Guy, Apr 7, 2010
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  11. gingerbread

    gingerbread Well-Known Member

    Sounds like he's a diplomat who was caught smoking in the bathroom, tried to put the cig out on his shoe, made a joke about it ... and all hell broke lose. As it should. And hopefully authorities will find a way to get around his immunity and prosecute him as they would any other citizen who causes havoc and terror.
    Stupid smokers.
     
    gingerbread, Apr 7, 2010
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  12. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    There is no "getting around" diplomatic immunity.

    And I thought of Lethal Weapon II as well.
     
    Armchair_QB, Apr 7, 2010
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