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    2nd Delta/Northwest Nigerian Incident


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    What: Delta/Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Amsterdam to Detroit
    Where: Detroit
    When: Dec 27th 2009
    Who: Individual aboard Delta flight
    Why: On arrival to Detroit, a passenger locked himself in the bathroom and became verbally abusive. The flight crew notified law enforcement.

    The passenger was a Nigerian citizen (originating in Lagos) via Amsterdam without checked luggage, similar to the Northwest incident on December 25.

    George’s Point of View

    One cannot help but wonder if this was

    • -A copy cat incident
    • -A co-conspirator
    • -A terrorist who tried to mix the chemicals inside his stomach this time instead of on his leg. (No wonder he locked himself in the bathroom)
    • -Some poor smuck with Montazuma’s revenge
    • -A random rude guy who picked the wrong day to cuss out authority
    • -Bad news for future passengers from Nigeria
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