Roselle man held in bomb threat at Newark Airport
Jun 8, 2007, 12:55 pm
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Roselle man held in bomb threat at Newark Airport
Jun 8, 2007, 1:14 pm
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No passengers or airline employees were injured. The incident resulted in the closure of part of the ticket area, but it did not impede screening or delay flights, according to one of the two security officials.
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but to now play devil's advocate.....it looks like ewr can only deal with a threat (real or fabricated as we don't know if the person did or did not have a device) if it is told direclty to their face as remember, this is is the airport that can screw up a free lunch by not finding test explosive devices and is only alerted that they flunked when the test devices arrived at their destination
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true as you simply don't make those kinds of threats-this guy is beyond being a moron.
but to now play devil's advocate.....it looks like ewr can only deal with a threat (real or fabricated as we don't know if the person did or did not have a device) if it is told direclty to their face as remember, this is is the airport that can screw up a free lunch by not finding test explosive devices and is only alerted that they flunked when the test devices arrived at their destination.
but to now play devil's advocate.....it looks like ewr can only deal with a threat (real or fabricated as we don't know if the person did or did not have a device) if it is told direclty to their face as remember, this is is the airport that can screw up a free lunch by not finding test explosive devices and is only alerted that they flunked when the test devices arrived at their destination
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"He told a Continental customer service agent he had a bomb in his bag," Hicks said.
The alleged threat and ensuing scuffle occurred at a Continental Airlines ticket counter on the international departures level of Terminal C, according to one of two security officials. Those officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the incident publicly.
The alleged threat and ensuing scuffle occurred at a Continental Airlines ticket counter on the international departures level of Terminal C, according to one of two security officials. Those officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the incident publicly.
It's not clear from the story whether CO employees tried to detain this guy, but I would speculate that company policy would be to call LEOs in threats of unknown veracity.
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Jun 8, 2007, 1:59 pm
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According to the story, the moron presented his threat to CO employees first. Then FAMs were involved at some point later.
It's not clear from the story whether CO employees tried to detain this guy, but I would speculate that company policy would be to call LEOs in matters of unknown threat veracity.
It's not clear from the story whether CO employees tried to detain this guy, but I would speculate that company policy would be to call LEOs in matters of unknown threat veracity.
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oh, my did i say "bullet"....my bad (yet again) how about....
bul·let n
1. a projectile fire from a handgun, rifle, or other small firearm. It is usually pointed and cylindrical in shape, and usually made of metal.
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bul·let n
1. a projectile fire from a handgun, rifle, or other small firearm. It is usually pointed and cylindrical in shape, and usually made of metal.
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Jun 10, 2007, 8:07 pm
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Anyway, my point was simply that tackling the guy and removing him from the area did not require people to be employed by the government (i.e. FAMs).