Yes, lucky it was a dud. Also, he did set the plane wall on fire and it was spreading fast before a quick acting flight attendant put it out with a fire extinguisher.
A couple of things I saw weren't in the official story.
1. When we were in customs after the plane landed, a bomb sniffing dog detected a bomb in an Indian man's carry on bag. He was then searched and arrested. The FBI then said "You are being moved to a safe area. Read between the lines. Some of you saw what just happened."(Referring to the bomb sniffing dogs and the arrest of the Indian man). I am not sure why this is not in the official story.
2. We were held on the plane for 20 minutes AFTER IT LANDED! The plane could have blown up. Security could have had a massive screw up on their hands if that happened.
I was next to the terrorist when he checked in at the Amsterdam airport early yesterday and this is what I saw and told the FBI:
My wife and I were playing cards directly next to the check in booth when the terrorist approached the counter with an Indian man(A different one then I mentioned above). They caught my attention because they were a strange pair. The terrorist was a poor black man who looked around 17(I think he is 23 but doesn't look like it) and the Indian mand was around 50 and dressed in an expensive suit. The terrorist never said a word to the ticket agent. The Indian man said "This man needs to get on the plane but he has no passport." The ticker agent then said you must have a passport to get on the plane. The Indian man then said "He is from Sudan, we do this all the time."(All I can take from this is that it is difficulty getting a passport from Sudan or it was some sympathy ploy because Sudan is in chaos right now). The ticket agent then said "You will have to talk to my manager" and told the two to go down another hallway. I never saw the Indian man again as he wasn't on our flight. Obviously, through bribe, or some other way, the terrorist made it onto the plane.
Not sleeping too well tonight, but glad I am alive.
