Two men caught with “mock bombs” at Amsterdam airport

Two men who flew from Chicago to the Netherlands have been held for questioning at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport after US officials raised suspicions over their luggage, prompting speculation they may have been testing security levels at airports.

Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi and Hezam al Murisi were found with a mobile phone taped to a medicine bottle, a knife and a box cutter hidden in their luggage.

Air marshals were placed on the United Airlines flight after U.S. authorities noticed the “suspicious items” in their luggage.

U.S. officials asked Dutch police to detain the men after they arrived at Schiphol airport with the “mock bombs”.

Security officials questioned Al Soofi as he went through security in Alabama on his way to Chicago but the men have not been charged with anything in the U.S.

Source: BTN

01.09.10