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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: fastson on August 31, 2002, 07:08:07 AM
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish man of Tunisian origin, arrested on suspicion he was about to hijack a plane, was planning to crash the aircraft into a U.S. embassy in Europe, Swedish intelligence sources said on Saturday.
The man was arrested on Thursday -- almost a year after the September 11 hijack attacks on the United States -- when a gun was found in his luggage as he boarded a flight to Britain from a small airport west of Stockholm.
Police were looking for four more men, including an explosives expert, who worked with him on the plan, the sources said.
"We know for sure that the plan was to crash the plane into a U.S. embassy in Europe," a military intelligence source told Reuters.
The 29-year-old suspect had been moved to a high security prison and was expected to be charged on Monday. Police said they were investigating the man\'s background and looking for any possible links to militant groups.
Swedish tabloid newspaper Expressen said the man became a devout Muslim in the last few years, regularly visiting a mosque in Stockholm. The paper quoted his friends as saying he often spoke of fighting for Islam but was not a member of any organization.
Passengers on the plane flown by the Irish budget airline Ryanair included people traveling to an Islamic conference in the English city of Birmingham. Those heading to the conference had been questioned but were not suspects, police said.
LOADED PISTOL
Security officials at the small Vasteras airport, 100 km (60 miles) west of Stockholm, said they found a pistol in the toiletries bag of the man, who had previous convictions for theft and assault.
Expressen said the gun was a 6.5 caliber pistol, loaded with three or four rounds.
"The arrested man will be questioned during the weekend, because the prosecutor has a deadline -- Monday midday -- to apply for a court appearance," said police spokesman Ulf Palm.
Police are considering charges for both hijacking and illegal possession of a firearm, and the man could face life imprisonment if found guilty.
A Swedish newspaper said the man already had a conviction for an attack on a U.S. embassy Marine guard in 1999.
Abu Khadeejah, one of the organizers of the Islamic conference in Birmingham, said neither he nor other conference officials knew the man arrested in Sweden. He said Islam condemned people who harmed innocent civilians to force social or political change.
Vasteras airport manager Mikael Nilsson said local police who run security at the airport had found the weapon in a routine screening of hand luggage, a procedure used on all international flights even before September 11.
After the weapon was found, police grounded the Boeing 737-800 with 189 passengers while explosives experts searched the aircraft and baggage.
Great, now we have people here hijacking planes.
Please USA dont bomb us! :rolleyes:
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I don\'t like this new fashion of hijacking planes to colapse down buildings... Some time ago it was discovered that Osama planned crashing another plane into Paris Cathedral or something...
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nope sorry using american logic any country that terrorist come from must be bombed
goodbye sweden, sorry
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:crying:
Btw, that info about his terrorist plans prolly got pulled from Reuters ass.
On the news today no one here has heard anything about it. Not even SÄPO (Säkerhetspolisen = Security Police )
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Säkerhetspolisen
Bless you!
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Originally posted by fastson
Please USA dont bomb us! :rolleyes:
what is that supposed to mean?
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Originally posted by The Stapler
Bless you!
HAHAHAHAHAHA. Good stuff. :laughing:
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Originally posted by ViVi
what is that supposed to mean?
Yeah Fastson, what is that suppoused to mean?
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Not sure about why he said it, but my guess is how the US is supposed to be so firm on terrorist acts. Disregarding the citizens of other coutnries as long as terrorists lie in wait in said country.
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Originally posted by Jar O Pickles
nope sorry using american logic any country that terrorist come from must be bombed
goodbye sweden, sorry
Well, it\'s not like anyone\'s gonna miss it anyway! ;)
Goodbye Sweden!
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Terrorists living here and all that.. Us=bombed ;)
Originally posted by Samwise
Well, it\'s not like anyone\'s gonna miss it anyway! ;)
Goodbye Sweden!
Bah!
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Bye, bye Sammy :sleepy:
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DIE FASTSON!!!!
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http://ttt.cam.upv.es/~miruifue/bomb.jpg
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Too bad for you fastson :( , I\'ll try to talk George out of it. Okay, hes very understanding ;)
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Im building a bunker right now.. Btw, think I should go with a nuclear bunker or just the standard one?
And I found a old AA gun from WW2.. Lets see if I can shoot down those bombers :p