The CNN headline says "Passemger killed after claiming to have a bomb." The CNN article says in the opening paragraph "Federal air marshals shot and killed a 44-year-old U.S. citizen..." yet just a few paragraphs later it says the citizen was wounded. This is why I check other sources when reading a CNN article involving aviation or plolitics - I want to make sure I get the correct story. At least they got the number of pax that an AA 757 can carry correct David R -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Michael C. Berch" <mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Police: Shot fired on Miami airport Jetway > BREAKING NEWS > Police: Shot fired on Miami airport Jetway > > A federal air marshal shot and wounded a passenger on the Jetway > connecting an American Airlines plane to Miami International Airport, > sources told CNN. The marshal's action came after threatening action > by the passenger, a federal government official said. The Federal Air > Marshals Service confirmed a marshal fired his weapon while the > Boeing 757 -- which was en route from Medellin, Colombia, to Orlando, > Florida -- was on the ground at Miami. > > Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/07/airplane.gunshot/ > index.html > > > > -- > Michael C. Berch > mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx