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Old 17th August 2010, 8:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Rochdale man took 200 fireworks on US plane
Here's an intriguing and worrying incident reported on BBC's Manchester news website today. It's also commendably well written - clear detail not hyped up.

BBC News - Rochdale man 'took 200 fireworks on US plane'
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Old 17th August 2010, 10:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Surely any sensible person would know that you can not take any form of explosives on a plane.
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Old 17th August 2010, 5:22 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Don't know how this happend and from America Tut tut.
BBC News - Rochdale man 'took 200 fireworks on US plane'

Quite scary really
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Old 17th August 2010, 6:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Geoff.... what worries me more is that the American security systems seem not to have stopped the fireworks from going onto the 'plane. Maybe in this case we're not dealing with a "sensible person" - but then we can all unintentionally overlook things or fail to notice warning / prohibition notices! Thankfully this man had no malicious intent........ but others.......

So, as Elaine said, scary, indeed.


(PS.... I've merged the 2 threads on this topic into the earliest one.)
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I was concerned that he was allowed to bring unclassified material into the UK!
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I was concerned that he was allowed to bring unclassified material into the UK!
Yep me too, I would have thought it would have been confiscated
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sorry but this makes me giggle. I just think back to hen I was a kid and all the kids came back from the french exchange program at junior school with pockets full of french bangers full of flash powder.
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mmmm, might even still have a few small ones in mothers garage!!!
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I have a load of K4's somewhere!
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Surely any sensible person would know that you can not take any form of explosives on a plane.
Oh - yes you can !!

BUT - only if allowed by the particular carrier you happen to be using.

Christmas Crackers - contain a 'mild' form of explosive - allowed in unopened packs.

Ammunition - I have carried (checked in) shotgun ammunition several times.

Fireworks as we know them and party poppers - no

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1219/srg_d...ry20100416.pdf

Do I get a prize for the 1st Christmas emoticon of this year

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