HOUSTON - A stick of dynamite was found in a college student’s checked luggage on a Continental Airlines flight from Argentina, one of seven security incidents Friday that caused U.S. flights to be diverted, evacuated, searched or delayed.
Howard McFarland Fish, 21, was charged with carrying an explosive aboard an aircraft and was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal authorities have determined that his actions were not acts of terrorism, ICE spokeswoman Luisa Deason said in a statement.
Houston Fire Department Assistant Chief Omero Longoria said Fish told authorities he works in mining and often handles explosives. Longoria said federal officials were investigating whether the explanation was true.
"But this news cant hit the nws paper as a error plot because the passenger, i guessed, is not asian, what a sorry feelings for all of us, if even we take bottle of water with us we will be labelled as terrorist at the first place then investigations will come , on the other hand the dynamite stick is out but its not a terror plot, shame on us"
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