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I don't buy this. If this guy wanted a ka-boom, he'd succeeded. And this? "Despite his name being added to the government's no-fly list on Monday, Mr Shahzad

by dejan 16y ago

I don't buy this. If this guy wanted a ka-boom, he'd succeeded. And this? "Despite his name being added to the government's no-fly list on Monday, Mr Shahzad managed to buy a ticket on an Emirates flight to Dubai and made it through JFK's security checks late that evening." "Mr Shahzad was arrested on Monday 3 May after boarding a flight to Islamabad, Pakistan."

aplusbi 16y ago
"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government issued a statement on Wednesday saying Mr Shahzad had been heading for Islamabad in Pakistan, and had been due to change planes in Dubai."
eli 16y ago
The speculation is that that authorities allowed him to buy a ticket so they could see if he attempted to contact anyone before leaving. And being able to sneak past TSA doesn't exactly prove you're a criminal mastermind.