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August 30, 2010
Two Catholic Extremists Detained in the Netherlands for Terrorism
Topics: Political News and commentariesJust kidding about the Catholic thing. The men are Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi, of Detroit, MI, and Hezem al Murisi, from Yemen... so as Rick suggests at the link, you know they're not Catholics, Mormons, Baptists, Presbyterians, or Jews ... and you can bet your ass they didn't attend the Beck rally this weekend:
[...] Airport security screeners in Birmingham, Alabama first stopped al Soofi and referred him to additional screening because of what officials said was his "bulky clothing."And the fact that they were arrested at the tail end of a flight from Chicago speaks volumes about the (lack of) effectiveness of our Homeland Security folks and the TSA. Why were these clowns allowed to leave the country in the first place!In addition, officials said, al Soofi was found to be carrying $7,000 in cash and a check of his luggage found a cell phone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle, three cell phones taped together, several watches taped together, a box cutter and three large knives. Officials said there was no indication of explosives and he and his luggage were cleared for the flight from Birmingham to Chicago O'Hare.
Once in Chicago, officials say they learned al Soofi checked his luggage on a flight to Washington's Dulles airport for connections on flights to Dubai and then Yemen, even though he did not board the flight himself.
Instead, officials say, al Soofi was joined by the second man, Al Murisi, and boarded the United flight from Chicago to Amsterdam.
When Customs and Border officials learned al Soofi was not on the flight from Dulles to Dubai, the plane was ordered to return to the gate so his luggage could be removed. Officials said additional screening found no evidence of explosives.
The two men were detained by Dutch authorities when the United flight landed in Amsterdam, according to the officials.
Posted by Richard at August 30, 2010 11:01 PM
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