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Grojlach · 08-11-2003, 03:35 PM

Police: Co-pilot arrested after talk of shoe bomb

An Air France co-pilot was arrested Friday night at John F. Kennedy International Airport after he told security he had a bomb in his shoe, authorities said.
Phillippe Rivere, 50, a French citizen and co-pilot for the French national carrier, was scheduled to fly Flight 9 from New York to Paris at 11 p.m. EDT.
According to Port Authority spokesman Tony Ciavolella, Rivere was going through the security checkpoint when he said he had a shoe bomb. Port Authority Police were called and Rivere was taken into custody and searched, but no explosive devices were found, Ciavolella said.
Ciavolella said he did not know whether Rivere was joking.
Port Authority officials transferred Rivere to the Queens District Attorney's Office at 1 a.m. Saturday, where he was awaiting arraignment, Ciavolella said.
Rivere was charged with falsely reporting an incident in the first and second degrees, Ciavolella said. If convicted, he could face up to seven years in prison.
The flight on which Rivere was supposed to be the co-pilot was canceled Friday night, and police searched the plane, Ciavolella said. It took off for Paris at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Source: CNN

So, anyone knows what happened exactly during this case?

Metal Detector: Beeeeeeeeep
Airport Rentacop: "Sir, are you carrying any firearms or explosive devices?"
Copilot: "Yeah, I've got a bomb in my shoe, what do you think?" (Sighs, and removes keys from pocket)
Airport Rentacop: (pulls gun) "AAAAAHHHHH! Freeze, ******! Drop the keys NOW! Backup, I need backup!"

Kidding, of course.

Either way, judging so far without any specific details, the case sounds rather silly... And the possible sentence a bit zealot-ish. And it seems like sarcasm is not really appreciated...*

Anyone got any more info, or perhaps a quickly assembled conspiracy theory to share?

* Once again, without knowing any specific details on the case. For all we know, the co-pilot was deadly serious about the shoe bomb... Though it sounds a bit unlikely as it is now, taking the situation and the already available details into account.

[ 08-11-2003, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

08-11-2003, 03:35 PM	#1
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 44 Posts: 5,281	Police: Co-pilot arrested after talk of shoe bomb An Air France co-pilot was arrested Friday night at John F. Kennedy International Airport after he told security he had a bomb in his shoe, authorities said. Phillippe Rivere, 50, a French citizen and co-pilot for the French national carrier, was scheduled to fly Flight 9 from New York to Paris at 11 p.m. EDT. According to Port Authority spokesman Tony Ciavolella, Rivere was going through the security checkpoint when he said he had a shoe bomb. Port Authority Police were called and Rivere was taken into custody and searched, but no explosive devices were found, Ciavolella said. Ciavolella said he did not know whether Rivere was joking. Port Authority officials transferred Rivere to the Queens District Attorney's Office at 1 a.m. Saturday, where he was awaiting arraignment, Ciavolella said. Rivere was charged with falsely reporting an incident in the first and second degrees, Ciavolella said. If convicted, he could face up to seven years in prison. The flight on which Rivere was supposed to be the co-pilot was canceled Friday night, and police searched the plane, Ciavolella said. It took off for Paris at 10 a.m. Saturday. Source: CNN So, anyone knows what happened exactly during this case? Metal Detector: Beeeeeeeeep Airport Rentacop: "Sir, are you carrying any firearms or explosive devices?" Copilot: "Yeah, I've got a bomb in my shoe, what do you think?" (Sighs, and removes keys from pocket) Airport Rentacop: (pulls gun) "AAAAAHHHHH! Freeze, *****! Drop the keys NOW! Backup, I need backup!" Kidding, of course. Either way, judging so far without any specific details, the case sounds rather silly... And the possible sentence a bit zealot-ish. And it seems like sarcasm is not really appreciated... Anyone got any more info, or perhaps a quickly assembled conspiracy theory to share? * Once again, without knowing any specific details on the case. For all we know, the co-pilot was deadly serious about the shoe bomb... Though it sounds a bit unlikely as it is now, taking the situation and the already available details into account. [ 08-11-2003, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]