Another Shoe Bomber? April 7th United Airlines

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Originally Posted by Fighting_falcon_51

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The mistaken shoe bomber will probably get to go home tonight since he's a diplomat, but he's lucky he didn't get shot in the head. ^M

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I agree with matt he is lucky they didn't put one through his head. Cable news is going back to normal programming so it seems like everything is calming down.

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Hope they didn't tune him up too much or there will be complains.... Naa F' it. Tune this idiots ass up!!!

There will be complaints anyway...racial profiling, overreacting etc. Call the waahmbulance.

I love this quote "the person thought he had diplomatic immunity from smoking on the plane"

They are saying a US Air Marshall saw him go in the bathroom for an extended amount of time, when he asked what he was doing he joked about lighitng his shoe on fire. No indication of explosives involved. He will likely not be prosecuted. A NORAD spokesperson who was on the flight says they scrambled F-16's and the passengers had no idea of what was going on, after they landed they were transferred to a remote location and questioned.

Source: CNN

So he wasn't even tackled or anything? I guess that would explain why there weren't any passengers twittering about it...they didn't see anything.

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Originally Posted by GothamSpotter

So he wasn't even tackled or anything? I guess that would explain why there weren't any passengers twittering about it...they didn't see anything.

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According to the NORAD spokesman they had no clue. I'm surprised they didn't hear/see the F-16 escort.

So the latest update on MSNBC said reports are the guy was smoking in the lav and he said he was "putting out a cigarette on the sole of his shoe".

Fox News reporting Mr. Al-Madadi was enroute to Denver for a consular visit with a jailed Al Qaeda operative. Hmmmmmm.

Denver Post says Qatari government will likely ship Al-Madadi back to Qatar.

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Originally Posted by GothamSpotter

So he wasn't even tackled or anything?

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Too bad.

FAM checked out a passenger in the bathroom for an extended period of time and smelt smoke. Al-Madadi was "invited" to sit with the FAMs for the remainder of the flight. During their conversation Al-Madadi made remarks of setting his shoes on fire. FAMs made request for a meet and greet upon wheels down.

Al-Madadi was released without charges but regulatory violations on the FAA and TSA side are being looked at. Al-Madadi apparently will be returned to his country.