Originally Posted by
GUWonder
And at CDG, even on the actual day of his now notorious (i.e., boarded and mostly flown) flight, he was also questioned and cleared by a person who used to work security at TLV.
Well, no, that is not quite correct.
I have no idea whether or not the security person used to work at TLV but he did
not clear Reid. Indeed, he flagged him but French authorities overrode him and allowed Reid to board.
You might want to read the
entire timeline on CNN.
December 21, 2001 -- French authorities question Reid after a security agent becomes suspicious because Reid is traveling without checked luggage. Authorities eventually say Reid can board his flight, American Airlines Flight 63, but by then it has already left Paris.
December 22, 2001 -- Reid boards American Airlines Flight 63, which is following the same route as the flight he'd missed a day earlier. Ninety minutes later he allegedly tries to use a match to light explosives hidden in his shoes, and is subdued when passengers and crew jump on him and strap Reid to his seat. Doctors aboard the aircraft sedate him. Plane diverts to Boston, Massachusetts, and Reid is arrested and charged with interfering with a flight crew.