Man found with explosives at Midland International Airport
 

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Man found with explosives at Midland International Airport

One man was being held in FBI custody Saturday afternoon after security at Midland International Airport found explosives in his carry-on bag and the terminal was shut down for an hour.
The suspect is active military and the explosives were found in his carry-on bag by Transportation Security Administration officers while going through the X-ray machine, Midland police said. The incident happened at 9:26 a.m. Saturday.
The man had been in town visiting family and was traveling back to North Carolina, confirmed MPD Sgt. Brian Rackow.
The explosives were in military-grade wrapping but police said they won’t know what grade until they are sent out for testing.
The items were in MPD possession Saturday afternoon, according to public information officer Tasa Watts.
A bomb-sniffing dog was brought in from the Lubbock Regional Response team Saturday afternoon to assist with the investigation, authorities said.
TSA officials notified law enforncement who evacuated the terminal and closed the checkpoint for one hour while the item was removed and the area was investigated.
The incident remains under investigation, said Lisa Farbstein with the TSA.
A spokesperson for the FBI would not release the man’s name but said he was being detained by officials.
Audrie Palmer can be reached at apalmer@mrt.com.

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I wonder if we will find out that the explosives were given to the guy by our gubberment like so many other so called terrorist events. I guess they have to keep the people somewhat in fear... especially in an election year.

Imagine how bad the economy would be if the government were not hiring people and giving them bomb material and hiring other people to find them.
[sarc]

The TSA provides employment for tens of thousands who would otherwise be unemployable and jobless, and that's a good thing.

No kidding.

HOW is that a good thing? http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/huh.gif

In my mind, psychotic power-tripping chickenshit thugs should NOT be employable OR be employed! http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/sad.gif

Fuck 'em... let them starve to death if they can't learn an actually useful and productive skill!

most of the tsa would be working for taco bell if not for that grand agency.

Farbstein.

I'm pretty sure MR was being sarcastic. I personally don't like to use a sarcasm icon when I post something sarcastic, but I understand how something obviously meant to be sarcastic might not be taken that way without the appropriate smiley.

^ This.

Apparently you don't appreciate the fact that these tens of thousands of jobs held by complete morons who produce nothing and provide no service whatsoever to anyone pumps a LOT of money into the economy. That's double plus good.

Yes and when that doesn't work you can always start a world war, that will be really good for the economy, and gets rid of a lot of morons.