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Enrique

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3. maybe the good ones do

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #2)

Mon May 13, 2013, 01:25 PM

May 2013

Al Kwawahir said he brought the pressure cooker for his nephew because the devices are not sold in the United States, according to the complaint.

Later, he changed his story and admitted that his nephew had purchased a pressure cooker in the U.S. but it was cheap and broken.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130513/METRO01/305130415#ixzz2TCMp7MhX

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REPORT: Saudi Arabian Traveler Arrested After Customs Agents Find Pressure Cooker In His Luggage [View all] FarCenter May 2013 OP

What if he just wanted to make stew? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2013 #1

Yeah, cause the are SO hard to come by around here snooper2 May 2013 #2

maybe the good ones do Enrique May 2013 #3

cheap and broken? then buy a decent quality one for a few bucks more & make sure it isn't broken. KittyWampus May 2013 #4

They are expensive here BainsBane May 2013 #6

Uncle is an idiot cali May 2013 #7

Why? BainsBane May 2013 #8

common sense. A month ago, pressure cookers were used as bombs- a fact cali May 2013 #10

You assume they watch American media BainsBane May 2013 #11

uh, this was world wide headline news cali May 2013 #15

An acquaintance of mine enlightenment May 2013 #12

Either a very stupid Jihadi or a very stupidly indulgent uncle. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #5

In other news... Javaman May 2013 #9

Missing passport page? Retrograde May 2013 #13

And the pressure cooker is probably not the issue LeftInTX May 2013 #14