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Detroit — Federal agents have arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.
Hussain Al Khawahir appeared for a brief hearing at 1 p.m. in federal court on charges he allegedly used an altered passport and lied to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent about the pressure cooker.
Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations, urged caution.
"I hope that our government is not criminalizing people if they travel and have cooking items just because they are Muslim or come from the Muslim world,"
Originally posted by TheLieWeLive
Whats so odd about this? I never leave home without my pressure cooker. It's attached to my car keys only because I couldn't close my wallet.
Oh yea this is fishy. If it's anything it screams diversion or test because after last month who would be that stupid?
edit on 13-5-2013 by TheLieWeLive because: (no reason given)
"I hope that our government is not criminalizing people if they travel and have cooking items just because they are Muslim or come from the Muslim world,"
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Put a ban on muslim immigration in the U.S., and deport the ones that are here to their nation of origin and it'll solve most of these little terrorist attack problems.
Originally posted by Frogs
The thing about traveling with a pressure cooker just doesn't make sense. Think about it - if you are up to no good it would arouse lots less suspicion to just buy one when you get wherever you are going. If you are not up to no good - again, just buy one when you get to where you are going. Its like swimming with your lucky ham - it doesn't make sense.