Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Suspicious Incident at Orlando Int'l Airport

It's good to see that someone spotted this guy acting suspiciously. When they did check him and his baggage out, they found a most interesting assortment of materials:
Officials said federal behavior identification agents noticed something about the man's body language that prompted officers to move in near the Virgin Atlantic and Jamaica Airlines ticket counters Tuesday afternoon.

The passenger, who the FBI identified as Kevin Brown, 32, was immediately taken into custody and a portion of the Terminal A in front of Virgin Atlantic was closed to passengers.

During a search of Brown's luggage, airport authorities found two galvanized pipes, end caps, two small containers containing BBs, batteries, two containers with an unknown liquid and bombing making literature, FBI officials said.

Brown faces charges of carrying a weapon or explosive on an aircraft.

"This appears to have been a serious matter with the potential for tragic consequences, and the incident is being thoroughly investigated," ranking member on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. Rep. John Mica said in a written statement. "It's probably one of the most serious security incidents at Orlando International Airport ever."
Kudos to the security officials who spotted Brown and acted accordingly.

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