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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

vest, weapons, and body bags??

This today from the AP and USA Today (and honestly, I couldn't believe it when I read it the first time - what would possess someone to do this?):

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Why would a man flying from Japan to Boston need to wear a bulletproof vest and travel with a suitcase full of weapons, leg irons, a smoke grenade, a gas mask and a biohazard suit?

That's what federal investigators are trying to figure out despite a lack of cooperation from 28-year-old Yongda Huang Harris, who was arrested during a stopover at Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Tuesday.

Harris, who was taken into custody at the airport Friday wearing the vest and flame-resistant pants, was not cooperating with federal officials attempting to interview him, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an open investigation....

1 comment:

  1. The real WTF is that Japanese airport security didn't catch this guy. It pains me to say it, but good job TSA.

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