Security Theater and Police Competence for 9/11 anniversary
Bill Stewart
bill.stewart at pobox.com
Mon Sep 5 13:04:30 PDT 2011
Who brought plastic explosive into the Phoenix airport? The police. Who
took it away, and where is it now? They don't know. Why is the airport
still open, instead of being closed like it would be if somebody
accidentally snuck a set of nail clippers through security? Because it
was the police that screwed up.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2011/09/04/20110904phoenix-police-explosives-stolen-airport.html
Explosives stolen at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
by Eddi Trevizo - Sept. 4, 2011 09:46 PM
The Arizona Republic
A container with explosive equipment has been stolen from Sky Harbor
International Airport during a Phoenix police training exercise.
Police said the explosives were taken from a low-security area before
screening checkpoints.
The explosives were stolen Sept. 2 about 2:30 p.m. and though police have
combed the airport several times, the equipment has not been recovered.
"It is very stable and cannot be detonated without additional equipment and
some degree of expertise," Sgt. Tommy Thompson, a police spokesman, said
Sunday night.
Police described the container as a blue, soft-sided Igloo container with
two half-pound tubes of Cast Booster explosives, which are commonly used in
the mining industry.
The letters C and B are written in white letters on the bottom of the
cooler and each explosive tube is about five inches tall and one and a half
inches in diameter.
Police were conducting a routine training exercise with canines when the
explosives were taken by an unknown person in Terminal 4 of the airport,
said Thompson.
Officials said airport operations were not interrupted and that federal
investigators have been notified.
"It is believed that these items were removed from the vicinity of the
airport," said Thompson.
Anyone with information about the incident, or who knows the location of
the explosives, is asked to call 602 262-6151 or Silent Witness at
480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish.
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