A plane was evacuated on the ground Sunday at Ronald Reagan National Airport just outside Washington, D.C., after the crew said two passengers were acting suspiciously, WCVB-TV reported.
American Airlines Flight 2124 was readying for a flight to Boston, but instead all passengers exited the plane and a K-9 unit swept the aircraft, the station said.
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After no threat was found, 115 passengers reboarded the plane — minus the pair of passengers the crew was concerned about.
Those two passengers were questioned by police and released; the airline stated they would be "re-accomodated on a later flight."
UPDATE 1:03 a.m. Monday ET: Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham posted a series of tweets Sunday describing the Flight 2124 incident.
It wasn't clear if she was a passenger and giving a first-hand account or if she was receiving information from someone else; some of Ingraham's tweets were signed "L.I." — indicating she wrote them — and some weren't. Two tweets incorrectly noted the flight was from Boston to Washington.
Most notable among Ingraham's tweets was her description of the passengers who raised the crew's suspicions: "two Middle Eastern-looking men ... in their 20s, green passports ..."
Here are Ingraham's tweets about the flight from start to finish:
AA flight #2124 from Boston to DC just evacuated & two Middle Eastern men taken off the plane. Bomb sniffing dogs brought on.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
Update in AA flt 2124 from Boston to Wash--passengers still waiting. Lots of police coming on and off plane.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
Passengers reboarding AA flt 2124. The two Middle Eastern-looking men were in their 20s, green passports, led away by police.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
Neither of the men protested being removed from AA Flight 2124.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
Pilots of AA 2124 wdnt comment on the evacuation of the flight and removal of the two men. Neither passenger had carry-on luggage.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
Correct--excuse me AA 2124 Wash (DCA)--> Boston (BOS).
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
Guys--AA Flight #2124 ready for take off to BOS minus the two Middle Eastern passengers! --LI
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
Pilot just announced it was "initially a paperwork issue" but "not comfortable" w/ explanations so two men "are being dealt with." -LI
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
Ever vigilant! -LI
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
When one person called Ingraham "paranoid, racist and obnoxious" for her tweets, she shot back:
These are the ppl who fret that Jihadi John didn't have his rights read to him bef being taken out. https://t.co/61f3seydKE
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 15, 2015
(H/T: The Gateway Pundit)
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