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Feb 13, 2003 | 12:40 pm

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So they didn't find this out till AFTER he arrived?????

what made them so suspicious to check his bags AFTER arrival???

Something seems quite wrong with this picture

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by beergut:
Latest News from LGW website

http://www.baa.co.uk/main/general/baa/gatwick_north_terminal_closure_13_februar y_2003_page.html

The man, a Venezuelan national, had arrived at Gatwick on a BA flight (BA 2048) from Colombia.

On arrival at the airport the man's luggage was searched and found to contain a suspicious item. The item has been examined by explosives officers and it appears to be a grenade.
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