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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 13 May 2013

    Saudi Arabian man detained at Detroit airport, charged with making false statement about pressure cooker carried on flight from Amsterdam

    11:34 AM - 13 May 2013
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      1. Sandhill‏ @sandhillmusic 13 May 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking It contained basmati rice, not Uncle Ben's.

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      1. Scott Bennett‏ @bennetscot 14 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld I always carry my pressure cooker when I travel. It is excellent protection for my iPad and other carry-on items.

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      1. Douglas Sheridan‏ @DougS888 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking so u cannot take on a 1/2 inch nail clipper, but a pressure cooker, yup. This is almost impossible to believe #seriously

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      1. brenda stygall  🇨🇦‏ @BStygall 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking ...this is a joke ???

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      1. Niall‏ @n_hastie 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Bet he thought it was funny at the time!

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      1. cj‏ @cghsrilanka 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Sherri‏ @LaylooSherri 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking who travels on a plane with a freakin pressure cooker anyway! I smell a RAT! Damn moron! Good u booked in!

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      1. Graeme Spencer‏ @graeme1spencer 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking deserves to be locked up trying rotate one through US customs whatever the real reason!

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      1. Mishal Al-Saab‏ @MishalSaab 13 May 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        خلو الرجال يطبخ “@BBCBreaking: Saudi detained at Detroit airport, charged with false statement abt pressure cooker on flight” @zaki_safar

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      1. Mishal Al-Saab‏ @MishalSaab 13 May 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        لحووول بيمرمطون ذا المسيكين “@BBCBreaking: Saudi detained at Detroit airport, charged with false statement about pressure cooker on flight”

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      1. grahamfarmer‏ @graham_farmer 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking - well, airline food is going down hill...

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      1. Hussain Alramadhan‏ @hussainramadhan 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking شدعوه كلها جدر ضغط للكبسه

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      1. Julie‏ @julieprojectxyz 13 May 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Not so breaking. This happened Sat. My sister's on the flight today & you scared the crap outta me.#stop http://www.detroitnews.com 

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      1. ChiefBisong Etahoben‏ @ChiefBisongEta1 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld Strange how some of these people can be so stupid.

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      1. A Person‏ @rdgresident 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I suspect another overreaction. 

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      1. alison‏ @WilkinAlison 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking bloody hell.....my mother only used her pressure cooker to do beetroot!!

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      1. Maria N‏ @MariaNwitty 13 May 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking What if the guy is just a foodie, fussy about anything cooking related?

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      1. Elman‏ @apoltrias 13 May 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        won't be bringing my rice cooker “@BBCBreaking: Saudi man detained at Detroit airport, charged ... about pressure cooker carried on flight."

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      1. Chez_Em‏ @Chez_Em 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking said something a little bit sarcastic did he about being detained for lugging a pressure cooker around with him?

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      1. د. عبدالله الشيخي‏ @DrAlShaikhi 13 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking seriously use your brains

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