'Mouthy' Woman's Remarks Lead To Bomb Scare
No Charges Filed Against Khoshnu
POSTED: 7:53 am PST February 17,
2005
UPDATED: 4:01 pm PST February 21,
2005
SAN DIEGO -- A woman was questioned by the FBI after she told airport authorities she had a bomb in her suitcase that was aboard a jetliner heading from Phoenix to Lindbergh Field, 10News reported.
Dr. Esha Khoshnu made threatening remarks at a Phoenix ticket counter to airline officials saying there was an explosive onboard an America West jet. The Transportation Security Administration said Khoshnu was acting "mouthy and snippy."
Khoshnu apparently said, "If I had a bomb, you wouldn't find it."The America West Flight 6264 was bound for San Diego from Phoenix when it landed safely at about 7:20 a.m. All 30 passengers and four crew members on board were evacuated to the terminal and later released.Khoshnu, who is from New Jersey, did not end up on the plane, but her bag did, which touched off the security scramble.After landing at Lindbergh Field, the plane was searched in an area away from the runway. Khoshnu's bag was inspected and eventually blown up. No evidence of a bomb was found, 10News reported.The airport continued with normal operation.After questioning, Khoshnu was later released by the FBI. The Assistant U.S. Attorney decided that her actions did not merit charges.
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Passengers Describe Security Scramble
Passengers aboard Flight 6264 did not experience a typical landing Tuesday morning when they were greeted at Lindbergh Field by airport authorities, 10News reported."When we landed and quickly did a U-turn on the runway, I was like, 'They never do that.' Then, all the cars started coming and it was obvious that it was for our plane. That was the scary part," said one passenger.Passengers told 10News that no one panicked, but they did what they were told."It was amazing. There was no real panic and people were very calm. The officials have been wonderful, telling us as much as they could," a passenger told 10News.Needless to say, passengers were still shaken by the turn of events."It was pretty scary. You've got people grabbing their coats and it's like, 'Leave your coat. Let's get off the plane now," another passenger said."Something like that you fell a little shaken immediately but there wasn't panic," a passenger told 10News.Copyright 2006 by 10News.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.










