Fake bomb found on Air France flight (Updated)

| December 21, 2015

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A pretend bomb was found in the lavatory of an Air France aircraft on a routine passenger flight from Mauritius to Paris. It was forced to land in the Kenyan city of Mombasa according to CBS News;

Frederic Gagey, the head of the airline, said the device was made of cardboard, paper and a household timer, and had been found in a little cupboard that is behind a mirror.

In a news conference in Paris, Gagey congratulated the crew for their cool-headed reaction to divert the plane.

He insisted “this object did not contain explosives.”

Air France official claim that the aircraft had been searched before passengers were seated so the device had to be planted after the flight left the gate. Of course, it could have been a clock for all we know. The Boeing 747 had 459 passengers and 14 crew members aboard when it was diverted.

UPDATE: According to Associated Press, a retired French police officer has been arrested. A police dog tracked him down. He was arrested when he touched down in Paris, but he had been on the flight when it was grounded in Kenya.

Category: Terror War

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sj

Obumba will welcome the builder to the White House.

Hondo

Of course, it could have been a clock for all we know.

Yep. Lots of clock-building teens in a high-tech place like Mombasa.

Dana1371

The President has already dispatched Air Force One to pick up the clock maker for a beer summit.

Frankie Cee "In the clear"

To “Terrorize” is not defined as “killing”. It means; “to cause terror in people”. This fake bomb got as much mileage as a real deal. Call it a dry run, or whatever, it succeeded in causing terror in people, and that is all the asslifters really want.

Ex-PH2

Dry run, indeed.

So who planted the pseudo-bomba? Will we ever get that info?

A Proud Infidel®™

I ASS-U-ME they don’t want to rush in accusing whoever doing it for fear of being politically incorrect!

Ex-PH2

Good!

B Woodman

I hope the dumbass put up enough of a struggle so that the police dog bit his ass.

Richard

I’m hoping that the dog bit him anterior and the near the bottom of the sagittal plane.

Reb

WHAT A STUPID MORON…YOU JUST SCREWED YOUR WHOLE REPUTATION… for 15 minutes of fame….