May 06, 2006
AP Via Yahoo News: NEWARK, N.J. - Authorities on Saturday boarded an American Airlines plane and detained five men after it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a spokesman for the airport's operator.WeÂ’ll update when more details become available.The plane was bound from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport when an air marshal notified authorities of five men he considered suspicious, according to Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Port Authority police took the five men into custody immediately after the plane landed at 3:20 p.m., LaVorgna said.
Update : via Brignt and Early:
The men _ identified only as four Angolan military personnel and an Israeli _ were traveling back to their respective home countries after attending helicopter training school in Texas, said Steven Siegel, a spokesman for the FBI's Newark office.Hey at least we know people are aware and watching. False alarm.Fellow passengers on Flight 1874, which had departed from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, became suspicious of the men because they were speaking in foreign languages and had "aircraft flight materials" with them, Siegel said.
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