[release]A US Airways flight was diverted to Philadelphia after a Jewish man's prayer items triggered a bomb scare, Philadelphia police said.
Passengers grew alarmed when the man used a phylactery - a small black box Orthodox Jews strap to their head as part of their rituals, police said.
The man was not arrested and the plane landed without incident.
US airports are on high alert after a Nigerian man was held over an alleged bomb plot on a plane last month.
His device allegedly malfunctioned and he was quickly overpowered by passengers and crew on the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.
The latest incident took place on a 50-seat regional jet originally bound for Louisville, Kentucky from New York's LaGuardia airport. It landed in Philadelphia at about 0900 local time (1400 GMT).
Phylacteries - called tefillin in Hebrew - are two small boxes, usually made of black leather, with straps attached to them.
Observant Jewish men are required to place one box on their head and tie the other one on their arm as part of their morning prayers.[/release]
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Well at least if they crashed there'd be 2 black boxes. You'd have to be an incredibly stupid terrorist to do such a thing.
Well, way to go. Terrorists accomplished their goal. West living of fear and afraid to travel because of terrorist attacks.
Seriously this is just retarded.
He was a lich?
I wish terrorism didn't actually [i]work.[/i]
This is going out of hand
Airline security.
Lol.
He wouldn't have gotten out of it if he had been a Muslim.
[QUOTE=Faren;19765382]He wouldn't have gotten out of it if he had been a Muslim.[/QUOTE]
With good reason.
Are we really that religiously ignorant?
[QUOTE=Juggernog;19765874]Are we really that religiously ignorant?[/QUOTE]
Welcome to the internet.
You didn't know already?
[QUOTE=Juggernog;19765874]Are we really that religiously ignorant?[/QUOTE]
people freak out because of the environment. I'm sure that you would be paranoid as fuck too if that happened on your flight
Ach, Dese ignorant goys need to leave da frummers alone, vat ver they thinking?
[QUOTE=Dr Pepper;19765855]With good reason.[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry, what?
It's stupid that we have to go through this stuff, but we [u]have[/u] to. Otherwise, people really end up dead.
And they didn't even check? :byodood:
I feel for the guy, he is doing his prayers and all of a sudden "DROP TO THE GROUND OR WE SHOOT YOU"
Heh, ignant people.
This today, Nuremberg Laws tomorrow!
[QUOTE=Sams Brume;19765085]He was a lich?[/QUOTE]
There he is,
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[I]"Everybody shut up! This is a hijacking!"[/I]
I knew it, airport security really is made up of nazis.
The fuck is wrong with airport security these days? I can just imagine:
"Welcome to *name* airlines sir, may I help you?"
"Yes, I have a ticket for a vacation in the Middle East on flight 642, but I can't find the plane. I asked a guard about it, and he simply laughed, and said 'Real funny man', then something about flights there being illegal. I'd like to know what's going on please."
"TICKET TO THE MIDDLE EAST?!?! TERRRRRROOOOOOORRRRRRRIIIIIISSSSST! *800 snipers surround the building and 50 police come in and taze and beat down the man*"
[QUOTE=MachiniOs;19764941]
Well at least if they crashed there'd be 2 black boxes. You'd have to be an incredibly stupid terrorist to do such a thing.[/QUOTE]Airplane black boxes aren't black. They're red. :eng101:
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[I]It's a bomb![/I]
Seriously America, Grow the fuck up. Not once do I ever worry about the flight I'm on being hijacked.
An people, that's how you fight terrorist; just don't be scared.
[QUOTE=Doug52392;19773341]Airplane black boxes aren't black. They're red. :eng101:[/QUOTE]
They are orange actually! :eng101:
And I thought they were purple polka-dotted!
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I think this relates to the incident.
While I think TSA is getting a bit jumpy, they have every RIGHT to get jumpy.
The united states IS the most hated country in the world, and the middle east is no exception.
If someone has something odd, suspicious, or out of the ordinary, they SHOULD check it out to make sure it's not a threat. After 9/11, The TSA Training manual being leaked, the events of last month, London bus bombings, and really every other terrorist attack/National security threat, there's going to be a rise in security, which is just going to seriously fuck up flight schedules due to the shitty way they run the airport + time it takes to go through security.
Tl;dr: While i don't agree that they should freak out over everything, I agree that they at least have a reason for it, rather than just trying to impose on someone elses privacy.
fuck my country, honestly
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