Detroit Airport Security Breach: Arabic Man Arrested, Car Towed

A partial report here. According to this report, he's been arrested. I imagine they want to see what's what with the guy before assuming it was nothing. Given that he did understand English, there's no reason for his not having followed instructions when told to stop.

Security officers stopped passengers from entering the McNamara Terminal at Metro Airport this morning after an Arabic man refused to stop when questioned during the screening process, according to police.

Airport spokesman Michael Conway said a portion of the McNamara Terminal around Concourse A was shut down around 7:51 and screening by the Transportation Security Administration resumed around 8:40 a.m. after a sweep by security dogs.

TSA officers at first thought a language barrier prevented the man from understanding their instructions to stop, according to a Metro Airport Police investigator. But police officers called to assist discovered when they took him into custody that he spoke English.

They found nothing unusual when they searched the man, who will now undergo a full background check while his luggage is searched, according to the officer, who asked not to be named. Conway said airport officials also impounded the man’s car.

“He basically didn’t follow instructions,” the officer said, disputing reports the man had wires and other suspicious material hidden under his clothes.

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[BogusDems]

Dry run.

[FeFe]

Undoubtedly he'll file a lawsuit claiming profiling. "No Irish Allowed." How long was it before the wave of Irish immigrants were universally accepted as contributing to our great nation, as indeed they did? Muslims want money for nothin', and their four wives for free on food stamps and welfare.