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Passenger bomb threat diverts plane to dulles { January 11 2004 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6862-2004Jan10.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6862-2004Jan10.html Passenger's Bomb Threat Diverts Plane To Dulles By Patricia Davis Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, January 11, 2004; Page C03 An American Airlines commuter flight scheduled to land at Reagan National Airport yesterday was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport after a passenger handed a flight attendant a threatening note in which he demanded to be flown to Australia, officials said. American Eagle Flight 4959, which left LaGuardia Airport in New York at 11 a.m., landed about an hour later at Dulles without incident, officials said. The passenger, described only as male, was taken into custody by FBI officials. The remaining 19 passengers and three crew members were evacuated immediately from the small commuter plane, they said. Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration, said the passenger indicated in the note that a bomb was on the plane. After the plane landed and was taken to a secure spot on the tarmac, a search was conducted, and no bomb was found, he said. "Subsequent discussion with the passenger resulted in his surrender to FBI agents," said Michael A. Mason, assistant director in charge of the bureau's Washington Field Office, in a statement. "There was no indication that this incident was terrorism-related and was nothing more than the unreasonable demands of a disturbed passenger." Tara Hamilton, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, said airport police used dogs to check the plane and luggage. A spokesman for American Eagle, a regional carrier that is a partner of American Airlines, said the company was proud of the crew -- two pilots and a flight attendant -- for its response to the security concern. It could not be learned when the note was handed to the flight attendant or whether passengers were aware of the situation during the flight. Concerns about a possible terrorist attack remain strong. Although the Bush administration lowered the general threat level from orange to yellow on Friday, eight airports and other unspecified facilities remain on high alert. Airports in Washington, New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas remain the focus of attention, sources have said. © 2004 The Washington Post Company

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