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Xbox 360 Sparks Bomb Scare At Airport |
by Coola
12/29/2005 |
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The New York times is reporting that a carry-on case, with an Xbox 360 inside, sparked a terror alert to go off at MacArthur Airport after several x-ray screenings revealed the case to be containing suspicious wires. That section of the airport was cleared and the bomb squad was deployed to investigate. Yep this pretty much confirms that the Xbox 360 is THE bomb (you knew it was coming).
Here's a snippet from the article:
A passenger toting an Xbox 360 in a carry-on case sparked a terror alert at MacArthur Airport on Long Island yesterday, forcing a terminal to be evacuated. Officials say the Chicago-bound flier, worried that his game console might be swiped if he checked it, instead put it in a metal case that he carried through security checkpoints.
At 12:15 p.m., the container passed through an X-ray machine, and screeners thought it might have held a bomb.
"The package looked to be suspicious with wires running through it," said airport spokeswoman Michele Remsen. Officials evacuated the west wing and called in the bomb squad. Officers examined the case and deemed it harmless.
Airport worker Kimberley Edwards, 17, who'd been on the job for just three days, said the incident was "frightening."
"Of course I thought it was a terrorist threat,"she said.
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XBOX365 Says
Chances are that security team knew it was a Xbox 360, pulled the alarm then took it for themselves. Greedy bastards.
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satanicmouse1
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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOOLOLOLO dahdfjkha HA thats funny thanks coola
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I find your lack of faith disturbing
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Level-up
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Who ever it belonged to should have said, hey, I have a 360 electronic device, and would have been merrily on their way. Now security is in the back room playing it.
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Damn it, that was me ^^ I just cant spell.
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So 17 year old girls are operating our airport security checkpoints? Great, I feel loads safer.
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isotope313
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this is just weird. maybe in the past they let a bomb go thru cuz they thought it was an xbox. airport security in this country are literaly a joke.
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jason0899
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That's kinda funny. hey, if any of you guys want some kicks, go put your 360 in a metal case and go to an airport.(please don't actually do it). I find it funny that there was no way to investigate if it was a bomb or not before the bomb squad came. if they taught the scanner the components of a bomb, maybe an evacuation wouldn't have been necessary.
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