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Hijack <http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/attempted_hijacking_on_flight_fro m_772i7k0M6m8S80vAXh6EOP> threat grounds New York-bound flight in San Francisco By JULIA ROSE in San Francisco and CHUCK BENNETT in NY Last Updated: 6:55 PM, August 19, 2010 Posted: 3:07 PM, August 19, 2010 A New York-bound American Airlines <http://www.nypost.com/t/American_Airlines> flight was abruptly grounded moments before taking off from San Francisco today after someone phoned in a hijack warning. Two people were removed from the plane in handcuffs hours later, authorities and passengers said. American Airlines Flight 24 had been scheduled to take off at 7:30 am at San Francisco International Airport and was grounded around 10 am after a late departure from the gate. After questioning the couple and sweeping the plane, the FBI later declared the threat not to be credible and let the couple go. But it was a harrowing five hours for passengers locked on the plan after authorities told the captain to divert the Boeing 767 to a remote part of the tarmac. "We thought there was a technical problem with the plane," said French tourist Philippe Lardon. "When I heard them say the police had arrived that's when I realized there was a really serious problem." Around 1 pm, two dozen San Francisco cops arrived and boarded the front and back of the plane, witnesses said. Three officers boarded in the rear, Lardon, said and asked for two people by name who were sitting behind him. "They got up quickly, got their bags and were cuffed. Most people didn't even notice," Lardon said. He described the couple as white, in their 30s, wearing jeans, T-shirts and speaking English to each other. The woman, he said, was wearing a head covering. A law enforcement official said the threat call originated from a hotel in Alameda to the city's police department. Another person close to the investigation said it was a hijack threat. After interviewing the couple, the FBI declared the threat "non-credible." Read more: <http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/attempted_hijacking_on_flight_fro m_772i7k0M6m8S80vAXh6EOP#ixzz0x9qUQpha> http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/attempted_hijacking_on_flight_from _772i7k0M6m8S80vAXh6EOP#ixzz0x9qUQpha [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
