detroit plane

Posted by blog master Friday, December 25, 2009

Sigh: Apparently a passenger aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit tried to set off an explosive as the plane was landing. ABC News reports, "Federal officials and police are interviewing a Nigerian man, who allegedly tried to 'explode' a powdery substance...injuring himself and two other passengers."

ABC News adds, "The man said he was directed by al Qaeda to explode a small device in flight, over U.S. soil... Authorities have no corroboration of that information, and the credibility of the suspect's statements are being questioned, officials said." The AP says that the passenger was trying to set off firecrackers; also, President Obama, who is on vacation, was notified of the incident.

The plane was carrying 278 passengers. The Detroit Free-Press reports, "Syed Jafry of Holland, Mich., said people ran out of their seats to tackle the man. Jafry was sitting in the 16th row when he heard 'a pop and saw some smoke and fire.'...He said the way passengers responded made him proud to be an American."

source-http://gothamist.com/2009/12/25/us_official_plane_passenger_tried_t.php