By The...Mighty Sword of Allah': Scary Graffiti Found in Airplane Restroom

Some eerie graffiti with Islamic extremist references was found in an airplane restroom this week in Newark, NJ. So eerie, in fact, that officials notified the TSA. But according to the Port Authority, the local law enforcement body that oversees the Newark airport, it took the TSA over 45 minutes to respond. Even worse? The message was erased before the TSA got there.

"By the beard of Mohamed and mighty sword of Allah," the message, scribbled in black in just above the mirror, said according to the New York Post.  It was found on a Continental Airlines jet Saturday night.

Accoring to the Post, the message was found by a flight attendant, who then took a picture and notified the captain. The captain in turn notified the operations center, which then notified the TSA. And that's where the story takes a controversial, and disputed, turn.

The Port Authority says it took the TSA 47 minutes to respond. But the TSA told the Post it got back to the Port Authority "within a few short minutes."

During the alleged delay, that's when a cleaner came through the plane and wiped the message clean.

"The delay severely compromised the integrity of a crime scene," one official told the Post.

As Atlas Shurgs points out, it seems a little odd that officials responded so quickly earlier this week to throw a man off a plane for saying the f-word, but yet can't scramble fast enough, or coordinate efforts, to gather evidence in this instance.

Odd, indeed.