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FBI Probing Planted Explosive


Orlando, Fla., August 20 (AP) -- Two explosives were
planted in a professor's suitcase to test airport
security measures in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and were
discovered when he arrived in Orlando, officials said
Saturday.

The professor, Paul Holloway of the University of
Florida, arrived at Orlando International Airport on
Friday afternoon and found his suitcase had been torn,
said Brian Kensel, a special agent with the FBI in Tampa.

He alerted Northwest Airlines security officials who
emptied his bag and found the two devices. No detonators
or fuses were with the materials, posing no danger to
passengers, Kensel said.

"We were satisfied that he was unaware of its presence
before it was found at the airport," he added.

Holloway had been attending a professional conference in
Finland and had traveled through Detroit, Michigan,
before arriving in Orlando, Kensel said.

He had stopped in Amsterdam on the way, and that was
where the device was placed, said Kathleen Bergen,
spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration in
Atlanta.

"It was part of a test," she said. "Basically the bag was
inadvertently loaded on board with the explosives still
inside."

Kensel said such security measures were normal for
Europe.

"Particularly in Europe, there are grave concerns about
security issues," he said. "As a result, they do conduct
various security programs regularly. This was part of a
routine check of their own security systems.

"The bag got away from them basically," he said.

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My $0.02 on the 'strict security' on Schiphol (first one to cash in 
gets it) based upon personal experience:

American airlines (Northwest, United) have very strict security when 
departing from Schiphol. Interviews, men with rifles, queries on who 
packed your luggae, etc. But all the crap I drag around (200+ kilo's of 
exhibition equipment full of custom built hardware, large batteries, 
transformers etc) has never been opened.

However, you should try flying a different airline: KLM, Lufthansa, etc.
No interviews, no guns, just friendly people.

// Marcel van der Peijl, DigiCash bv, http://www.digicash.com/~bigmac/
// The hottest instruction on a P90? JMP $ @ 2.633A or 52C (with fan)

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I'm not sure this has much to do with crypto any more...

.pm

Marcel van der Peijl writes:
> My $0.02 on the 'strict security' on Schiphol (first one to cash in 
> gets it) based upon personal experience:
> 
> American airlines (Northwest, United) have very strict security when 
> departing from Schiphol. Interviews, men with rifles, queries on who 
> packed your luggae, etc. But all the crap I drag around (200+ kilo's of 
> exhibition equipment full of custom built hardware, large batteries, 
> transformers etc) has never been opened.
> 
> However, you should try flying a different airline: KLM, Lufthansa, etc.
> No interviews, no guns, just friendly people.
> 
> // Marcel van der Peijl, DigiCash bv, http://www.digicash.com/~bigmac/
> // The hottest instruction on a P90? JMP $ @ 2.633A or 52C (with fan)
> 
> -----BEGIN ECASH PAYMENT-----
> 
> oLmQgwABBKGgiqCukIEOkIECkIECkIEBkIEBkYQwOFBMkIQwSsVMkIEOkoFAlJS9
> 6s3VPOknMsxX6gckPyMn5pTcxZSUvidM8tDgBQYJ1/mvUX0btKmF3yuQgRCSik15
> IDIgY2VudHOSgJSAkIIB4pGEAAAAAJCBAKGguKCrkIIBIZPAJ83XcZEK8+t+LfQy
> EXr67l4ronGhdnuPNhuW8cBkDuHcFSX1zLMJasUaMmul7wA79+myPl1/HBRHSdku
> xEgBBpPAU6yZn9wp1lyDpRVcGh7Hkez5HMwItWcVXKcu9EDLauSMx5yvb5XKb3R6
> 7vPD6IwSY9nXc9bLRm+PAdZatnDwBJCBAqGhoQ==
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> 
> 
> 
> 
>

I don't find it too hard to believe that the Dutch would make a test like 
this.  Security at Schipol can be pretty intense.  I find it a little 
harder to believe that they would goof and let the bomb-oid get away, but 
mistakes happen.  What I find difficult to swallow is that they would 
*tear* the man's luggage to insert the article.

In my experience, the Dutch are almost obsessively careful in taking care 
of their own property and that of others.

FWIW,

BD

On Mon, 21 Aug 1995, Anonymous wrote:

> 
> FBI Probing Planted Explosive
> 
> 
> Orlando, Fla., August 20 (AP) -- Two explosives were
> planted in a professor's suitcase to test airport
> security measures in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and were
> discovered when he arrived in Orlando, officials said
> Saturday.
> 
> The professor, Paul Holloway of the University of
> Florida, arrived at Orlando International Airport on
> Friday afternoon and found his suitcase had been torn,
> said Brian Kensel, a special agent with the FBI in Tampa.
> 
> He alerted Northwest Airlines security officials who
> emptied his bag and found the two devices. No detonators
> or fuses were with the materials, posing no danger to
> passengers, Kensel said.
> 
[...]