[kj] [OT]where was the bomb?

[Papa Lazarou]

  American air marshals shot and killed a passenger who claimed to be carrying a bomb in a bag, and then tried to bolt from a plane that was about to take off from Miami International airport bound for Orlando, Florida. 
  The incident is believed to be the first of its kind involving armed federal marshals who travel on many domestic commercial flights and on some international routes into the US. 
  It occurred as an American Airlines Boeing 757 that earlier arrived from Medellin, Colombia, was preparing to depart its gate, just before 2pm local time. 
  At the last moment, Rigoberto Alpizar, a 44-year-old Costa Rican-born US citizen, leapt from his seat and tried to leave the plane. He was instantly confronted by air marshals who ordered him to stop. He refused, and " four or five" shots were fired, according to witnesses. Mr Alpazar died shortly afterwards. 
  Mary Gardner, another passenger, told a Miami TV station that the man ran down the aisle from the rear of the plane. "He was frantic, his arms flailing in the air," she said. "A woman followed, shouting, 'My husband! My husband!'," Ms Gardner said. 
  Initial speculation was that, given the origin of the flight in a city virtually synonymous with South American cocaine production, the man might have been involved with drug trafficking. 
  But, as more details emerged, it seemed all but certain that the entire episode was a tragic accident. According to Ms Gardner the woman saying she was Mr Alpizar's wife said he suffered from bipolar, or manic depressive, disorder and had not taken his medication. 

   
  http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article331769.ece

			
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