May 13, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Traveler from Saudi Arabia arrested at Detroit Metro with pressure cooker
By Robert Snell
The Detroit News

Detroit — Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.

Hussain Al Kwawahir will be arraigned at 1 p.m. in federal court for allegedly using an altered passport and lying to a Customs and Border Protection Agent about the pressure cooker.

Al Kwawahir arrived at the airport Saturday from Saudi Arabia, via Amsterdam, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in federal court.

He told agents he was visiting his nephew, who attends the University of Toledo.

During baggage inspection, officers noticed a page missing from his passport.

Al Kwawahir told officers he did not know how the page was removed from the passport.

During the baggage exam, officers found a pressure cooker.

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He seems to be missing a few bricks shy of a load. How STUPID to carry a pressure cooker in your luggage!

Just another "undocumented worker" - doing a job Americans won't do

What about Grandma traveling with a remote-control car in her suitcase to give to her grandchild?