How to Deal with troublesome passengers the right way

By JOHN PAIN, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago

MIAMI - A passenger who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot and killed by a federal air marshal Wednesday on a jetway to an American Airlines plane that had arrived from Colombia, officials said.
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Homeland Security Department spokesman Brian Doyle said the dead passenger was a 44-year-old U.S. citizen.

It was the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks that an air marshal had shot at a passenger or suspect, he said. A witness said that the man frantically ran down the aisle of the Boeing 757 and that a woman with him said he was mentally ill.

The passenger, who indicated there was a bomb in the bag, was confronted by air marshals but ran off the aircraft, Doyle said.

The marshals pursued and ordered the passenger to get on the ground, but the man did not comply and was shot when apparently reaching into the bag, Doyle said. Authorities did not immediately say whether any bomb was found.

Passenger Mary Gardner told WTVJ in Miami that the man ran down the aisle from the rear of the plane. "He was frantic, his arms flailing in the air," she said. She said a woman followed, shouting, "My husband! My husband!"

Gardner said she heard the woman say her husband was bipolar and had not had his medication.

The plane, Flight 924, had arrived from Medellin, Colombia, at 12:16 p.m. and was scheduled to depart two hours later for Orlando, American Airlines spokesman Tim Wagner said.

"I don't know yet if the passenger had been on the plane and was getting off, or was starting to board the aircraft," he said.

The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m., suggesting passengers may have already been preparing to depart, he said. About 105 passengers scheduled to fly to Orlando, he said.

Martin Gonzalez, spokesman for Colombia's civil aviation agency, said the flight "left normally with no problems."

There were only 32 air marshals at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Bush administration hired thousands more afterward, though the exact number is classified.

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Associated Press writers Mark Sherman and Lara Jakes Jordan in Washington contributed to this report.

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A witness said that the man frantically ran down the aisle of the Boeing 757 and that a woman with him said he was mentally ill.

The passenger, who indicated there was a bomb in the bag, was confronted by air marshals but ran off the aircraft, Doyle said.



Man says there is a bomb in a bag and when confronted runs off the plane away from marshals...hmmmmmmmmmmm.....BANG, BANG!! :thumbsup:

I never heard the word bomb on the plane, McAlhany told TIME in a telephone interview. FBI asked me did you hear the word BOMB. That is ridiculous." Even the authorities didnt come out and say bomb, McAlhany said
http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...138965,00.html take your meds u all b4 u go on a plane..

Lesson of the day: Dont yell bomb on a plane

But seriously, every single one of the passengers that was interviewed at the begininng said they heard the bomb threat. But since the liberal media has gotten their nose into it, they had to go find some1 that didnt.

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Lesson of the day: Dont yell bomb on a plane

But seriously, every single one of the passengers that was interviewed at the begininng said they heard the bomb threat. But since the liberal media has gotten their nose into it, they had to go find some1 that didnt.

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I state this again and again, if we'd had a liberal press LordBush would not be president.....................

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I state this again and again, if we'd had a liberal press LordBush would not be president.....................

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It might be a bit different in your neck of the woods but in my state that press is as liberal as you can get! Someone farts and he's accused of feeding them barrito's! :rasta:

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It might be a bit different in your neck of the woods but in my state that press is as liberal as you can get! Someone farts and he's accused of feeding them barrito's! :rasta:

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lol

It's not some secret that the MSM is by far a liberal group. For those who think differently and believe the press is conservative, you should just give up now.

who cares about this schmuck who thought he would even mention a bomb onboard an airplane. He got what he had coming.

There will always be people who bitch. If he hadnt shot the guy,people would be saying that the air-cops are weak or stupid.But he did smoke the passenger and now you will have bleading hearts crying about how unfair life is.LOL.

What's the discussion about? I'm glad the air marshalls acted as they did. No more fooling around when it comes to airports.

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What's the discussion about? I'm glad the air marshalls acted as they did. No more fooling around when it comes to airports.

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I agree with you. Just give it some time. I'm sure pisshead is gonna post something about a conspiracy to shoot people on airplanes so that halliburton can get more buisness deals.

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I agree with you. Just give it some time. I'm sure pisshead is gonna post something about a conspiracy to shoot people on airplanes so that halliburton can get more buisness deals.

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Hahha! :dance:

I have to agree with the air marshal for doing what he thought was right. But what kinda scares me is, what if he HAD bomb and it was strapped to his body...
Hopefully people will get the message now, no more assing about on planes.

People are dumb. They wont learn from this. It will happen again.

I totally agree, I hear it all the time in lines, people fooling in hushed tones, drives me nuts.
as do people who keep their mobiles turned on!! can the marshals shoot these people too:)