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Indian arrested with knife on Seattle-bound jet

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From The Times of India:

Indian arrested with knife on Seattle-bound jet

AP [ FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2003 07:13:59 AM ]

SAN FRANCISCO: An Indian priest was arrested for carrying a four-inch knife onto a United Airlines flight bound for Seattle, authorities said.

A US marshal arrested Nityaprakash Das on Wednesday on board the aircraft after a flight attendant saw him pull out the knife to cut a piece of fruit, said Mike McCarron, spokesman for San Francisco International Airport.

The plane took off in Newark, New Jersey and it was unclear how Das passed through security there with the knife.

"He obviously had to go through the security checkpoint in Newark. Apparently, this item wasn't detected," said Nico Melendez, spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration in Los Angeles. "Items like this can slip through and that's why we have layers of security."

Das was charged with possessing a concealed and dangerous weapon on an aircraft and was released on bond on Thursday, said Linda Woo, spokeswoman for the US Attorney's office in San Francisco.

His next court hearing is Aug 1.

Das was traveling from India with a group of priests to touring the United States, Woo said, adding she didn't know their religion.

A flight attendant asked Das to relinquish the knife. When he refused, the US marshal on board arrested him, Melendez said.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...how?msid=20533
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