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Ukrainian reporters detained after pulling bomb prank in Kiev subway
Published: 01 April, 2010, 17:03
Edited: 02 April, 2010, 07:50
TAGS: Ukraine, Accident, Terrorism, Law, Mass media
A group of Ukrainian journalists spent several hours in custody after trying to enter the Kiev subway wearing Arab headgear and carrying a bag with wires sticking out of it.
The daily newspaper “Segodnya” (Today) has reported that, following the
deadly terrorist attacks in Moscow on Monday
, its staff decided to check Ukrainian law enforcers’ level of readiness. For this they staged an experiment, the newspaper wrote.
According to the article, an unspecified number of reporters put on traditional Arab headgear before attempting to descend into a subway station while carrying a bag with several wires sticking out of it. However, a female janitor warned the police and the journalists were immediately detained.
The reporters spent about three hours in the police office at the station and two more hours at the subway security department. Law officers were not impressed by the fact that no actual bomb was found and there are no Ukrainian laws forbidding exotic foreign clothing. The detained were examined by police, rescuers, security servicemen and firefighters. The newspaper writes that the detained tried to explain that they were making a story, but it is not clear whether they tried to produce any documents to prove their words.
The head of the subway security department said that the reporters had merely undergone a routine inspection.
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This has got to be the most sickest joke that anyone a can pull onto the civilians of Ukraine, has these individuals got any heart whatsoever, have they not read the news lately with regarding the bombing in Moscow which took about forty lives needlessly by violent terrorists in the south of Russia that simply violates everything that is Russian, Russia is a peaceful country and has a large family of 83 provinces as the Russian Federation that are proud and strong yeah they do have disputes but always compromise with peaceful results. But as these heartless Ukrainians have indeed done a Georgian style hoax which is totally unfair for Ukraine as Ukraine is going through the most positive restart in their existence by having an all new President, Removing the pro-western chief, lifting the lease for Russian Military to use Crimean black sea fleet for a longer period of time, also for Ukraine to start talks between both Russia and the EU simultaneously which is the best I have ever seen Ukraine in its illustrious history, so why oh why on this world would any morbid and immature individuals would want to do this is inhuman and should be jailed forever without parole. Due to Ukraine becoming more and more important on the world stage than ever before.
Actually, the DHS/TSA in the United States should have a Special Team whose focus is to discover and probe any and all weaknesses of the so-called airport security system. These clowns now are looking at the wrong things, harasing the wrong people and are not responsible to any authority. Just waiting for another underwear bomber to get through their net.
For example, a person in a wheelchair could enter with a pressurized spray/dispersal rig and contaminate the entire screening area with at least three hundred passengers at any time. The chemical agent could be as simple as the weed killer 'Round Up' which is extremely toxic.
The terrorist(s) would simply get up and walk away without even being a suicide mission. There is no defense for something like this in US Airports outside of the TSA Screening areas. Frankly, anyone could walk in the front door with a heavy suitcase full of explosives and destroy the entire front end of the airport with little or no risk. I hope Russia would be on the alert for a similar scenario. Entry to the property must be at least 'Entry-Level' screened.