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Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song
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| El Kay Dee |
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Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song
Wed Apr 5, 2006 9:14 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - British anti-terrorism detectives escorted a man from a plane after a taxi driver had earlier become suspicious when he started singing along to a track by punk band The Clash, police said Wednesday.
Detectives halted the London-bound flight at Durham Tees Valley Airport in northern England and Harraj Mann, 24, was taken off.
The taxi driver had become worried on the way to the airport because Mann had been singing along to The Clash's 1979 anthem "London Calling," which features the lyrics "Now war is declared -- and battle come down" while other lines warn of a "meltdown expected."
Mann told British newspapers the taxi had been fitted with a music system which allowed him to plug in his MP3 player and he had been playing The Clash, Procol Harum, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles to the driver.
"He didn't like Led Zeppelin or The Clash but I don't think there was any need to tell the police," Mann told the Daily Mirror.
A Durham police spokeswoman said Mann had been released after questioning -- but had missed his flight.
"The report was made with the best of intentions and we wouldn't want to discourage people from contacting us with genuine concerns," she said.
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| evil_cookie |
| quote: | Originally posted by El Kay Dee
Mann had been released after questioning -- but had missed his flight. |
LOL @ Birtish anti-terrorism, they coulden't get anything out of him.This is a job for CTU Las Angelas and Jack Bauer.
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| El Kay Dee |
| jack mightve shot him in the thigh a couple of times and then buzzed a paramedic isntantly (more like demand for it in a few seconds) |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
wow
P.S. I like that song.
P.P.S. It was in an episode fo Friends. |
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| Abercrombie |
The One With Ross's Wedding.
London, baby! |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
The One With Ross's Wedding.
London, baby! |
yaaaaaaaaaaa baby, you know you're Friends! |
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| DigitalMP |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
you know you're Friends |
ohhhhh you done ed up now! |
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| Orko |
| SO who pays for the missed flight? Thats the real problem. |
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| El Kay Dee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
SO who pays for the missed flight? Thats the real problem. |
most def not jack |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
yaaaaaaaaaaa baby, you know you're Friends! |
That's because I have "way too much time on my hands", and I'm cool and all that. :mad: |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigitalMP
ohhhhh you done ed up now! |
I'm so frickin' tired...gimmie a break haha |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
That's because I have "way too much time on my hands", and I'm cool and all that. :mad: |
Are you saying I have "way too much time on my hands"? |
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