Terror suspects arrested
Two passengers from a United Airlines’ flight were arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport today following suspicion that they had a mock bomb in a suitcase.
Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al-Soofi, who is to believed to be from Yemen, and Hezam al-Murisi, whose nationality is not known, were detained at the request of the American authorities, according to reports in the Telegraph.
Al-Soofi had been searched by airport security staff as he boarded a plane in Alabama and found to be carrying $7,000 in cash, said America’s ABC News.
He was allowed to board even though his suitcase was allegedly found to contain a mobile phone taped to a bottle and several other mobile phones and watches taped together.
At Chicago he was joined by Murisi on the flight to Amsterdam. However, Murisi had checked his luggage onto a flight to Yemen, with stops in Washington Dulles and Dubai.
A law enforcement official said the two men may have been carrying mock bombs for ‘a dry run’.
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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