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Investigators initially focused their efforts on examining the procedures in the baggage-loading area at Frankfurt's international airport. But risking the transfer of an unaccompanied, bomb-laden suitcase to a connecting flight did not jibe with the precautions terrorists usually take. Security officers using video cameras routinely keep watch over the area. An intricate network of computerized conveyors, the most sophisticated baggage-transfer system in the world, shunts some 60,000 suitcases a day between loading bays. Every piece of luggage is logged minute by minute from one position to the next, so its journey through the airport...
...According to an FBI field report from Germany, the suitcase originating in Malta that supposedly contained the bomb may not have been transferred to Pan Am Flight 103 in Frankfurt, as charged in the indictment of the two Libyans. Instead, the bomb-laden bag may have been substituted in Frankfurt for an innocent piece of luggage...
...government's charges against al-Megrahi and Fhimah don't explain how the bronze-colored Samsonite suitcase, dispatched via Air Malta, eluded Frankfurt's elaborate airport security system. Instead, the indictment zeroes in on two tiny pieces of forensic evidence -- a fingernail-size fragment of green plastic from a Swiss digital timer, and a charred piece of shirt...
...their rosters to play in the spring league. This doesn't mean you'll see Dan Marino in an Orlando Thunder jersey or Jerry Rice running post patterns for the Sacramento Surge, but you will see improved quality of play. In some cases, the NFL sends talented players--like Frankfurt's Mike Perez (Giants) and London's Stan Gelbaugh (Seattle) who aren't able to get the necessary game experience in the fall to continue their development. After leading the London Monarchs to the first World Bowl Championship, Gelbaugh signed with the Phoenix Cardinals and started for two games near...
...World League is making a token effort to develop international athletes. Each international franchise--Montreal, London, Barcelona and Frankfurt fields 3 non-American players including 2 from the team's country. Players like Frankfurt defensive end Olaf Hampel give the hometown crowd one of their own to cheer...