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Wednesday, 23 August 2006
Northwest jet turns back; passengers arrested
Contributed by Bill Faith

Airline: Passengers unlatched seat belts, passed cell phones

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (CNN) -- Twelve passengers were in custody Wednesday after a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Mumbai, India, returned to Amsterdam with a fighter jet escort, Dutch police said.

They have not been formally charged, police said. But an airport policeman said authorities have enough information to hold the 12 for at least three days.

Flight 42 returned to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport "after several passengers displayed behavior of concern," Northwest Airlines said in a written statement.

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Some of the passengers pulled out cell phones during the flight and appeared to be trying to pass the cell phones to other passengers, a U.S. government official said.

In addition, some passengers unfastened their seatbelts while the light requiring they be fastened was still illuminated, the official said.

That was enough for U.S. air marshals aboard the DC-10 to break their cover. ...

[Read on. Hat tip: James Joyner]

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Allah's following the situation here.

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Ed Morrissey has more here.

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 23, 2006 at 08:53 PM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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