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Al-Qaeda note on diverted plane
16/08/2006 16:43 - (SA)
Boston - An overseas flight from London's Heathrow Airport to Washington, was diverted to Boston on Wednesday after the pilot declared an emergency because of a passenger disturbance, the airline said.
A female passenger aboard United Flight 923 had Vaseline, a screw driver, matches and a note referencing al-Qaeda, according to Phil Orlandella, spokesperson for Boston's Logan International Airport.
He said the flight was escorted to Boston by two fighter jets.
The flight, with 182 passengers and 12 crew members landed safely, United spokesperson Brandon Borrman said.
Borrman said a female passenger was spotted engaging in some "suspicious" activity, but he could not immediately say what the activity was.
State police and federal agencies took control of the plane after it landed.
Passengers were seen coming off the plane on the tarmac and being loaded onto a bus. Orlandella said their carry-on luggage was being checked.
Last week, British authorities said they foiled a terror plot to blow up trans-Atlantic flights from London to the United States.
- AP
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