Its been a long time since there was any news regarding Air Marshalls and I sort of like it that way. As fliers, we are not supposed to know who they are, just that they are present. And I am ok with that. The other day, I received a couple of CNN news alerts on my email saying that an Air Marshall had shot a man claiming to have a bomb at the Miami International Airport and that he had died. WOW, I thought. Then I wondered just what happened. Here is a blog from the USA Today travel section that gives some additional information regarding the circumstances of the fatal shooting.
USATODAY.com - Air Marshalls on the Look Out for Shoe Bomber
USA Today, also ran a great article on Air Marshalls. Check it out here.
USATODAY.com - Air Marshalls on the Look Out for Shoe Bomber
USA Today, also ran a great article on Air Marshalls. Check it out here.
"The system worked exactly as designed," said Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the House aviation subcommittee. "Right now we are on edge about anyone having a bomb."
"This is the perfect scenario of why we're there," said an air marshal who spoke to USA TODAY. He asked not to be named because the secretive Air Marshals Service does not allow most of its employees to speak to the news media. "If somebody yelled they had a bomb and reached for it, you shoot them — no ifs, ands or buts. That's what you're there to do." More...
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