A passenger claiming to have a bomb on board an American Airlines plane in Miami has been shot and wounded by a US federal officer, officials have said.
The passenger, who has been arrested, was challenged by the air marshal after he seemed to reach into a bag. He tried to flee and was shot.
The incident is said to have occurred on the jetway between the plane and the airport terminal.
The plane had just arrived from Colombia, and was headed to Orlando.
Update: NBC affiliate in Miami now says the suspect was killed.
Update: Mary Gardner, a passenger on the plane, told WTVJ the man started “running crazily through the aisle” after the plane landed in Miami. Gardner said a woman seated with the man ran after him, yelling that her husband was bipolar and had not taken his medication. Gardner described the woman as “hysterical.”
NBC News’ Pete Williams said authorities searching the man’s carry-on bag did not find a bomb.
A federal official told NBC that it was the first time since Sept. 11 that a marshal had fired a gun in or near a plane.
This is the flip side to that plane that flew lost around DC last year. That hsould have been shot down, and the marshals didn’t make that mistake this time. I’m glad they shot him, even though he didn’t have a bomb. It’ll keep people careful. I hope they’re making sure this wasn’t a test case of some sort by Al Qaeda.
John said that in cases involving malicious or stupid behavior by the cops — they always lie. He also said there are justified shootings.
Context, context!
Hey..I post plenty..Marc..the OTHER SysAD jumps in using SiteAdmin although I need to change his moniker. He always identifies himself as such. but I need to fix that “bug” ..I usually do it after the fact…I did not say cops always lie..it’s impossible. But they will do what anyone will do once in a while, cover up a mistake. Who doesn’t?
I post plenty, but I do not get over involcved in the comment threads unless there is a misunderstanding or it goes off topic to an extreme.
“the” John C. Dvorak