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Next came the Dec. 13 rampage. At 11:40 that day, one of the Toontown-type sedans used by Indian bigwigs got through the Parliament gates in New Delhi because it had an official-looking light on top and a home ministry decal on the windshield. Five militants got out and started firing assault rifles and grenades as they moved toward three separate entrances of the structure. None got inside; one man, who was wired with explosives, detonated himself near the main gate, through which he could have reached the chamber filled with legislators. After some 20 minutes of gunfire...
...Next came the Dec. 13 rampage. At 11:40 that day, one of the Toontown-type sedans used by Indian bigwigs got through the Parliament gates in New Delhi because it had an official-looking light on top and a home ministry decal on the windshield. Five militants got out and started firing assault rifles and grenades as they moved toward three separate entrances of the structure. None got inside; one man, who was wired with explosives, detonated himself near the main gate, through which he could have reached the chamber filled with legislators. After some 20 minutes of gunfire...
...Next came the Dec. 13 rampage. At 11:40 that day, one of the Toontown-type sedans used by Indian bigwigs got through the Parliament gates in New Delhi because it had an official-looking light on top and a home ministry decal on the windshield. Five militants got out and started firing assault rifles and grenades as they moved toward three separate entrances of the structure. None got inside; one man, who was wired with explosives, detonated himself near the main gate, through which he could have reached the chamber filled with legislators. After some 20 minutes of gunfire...
...airport security looks like a Japanese restaurant. Passengers nationwide are removing their shoes for inspection, the legacy of Reid's failed attempt to blow up an American Airlines plane with C4 plastic explosive hidden in the heel of his shoe. It's led to even longer lines at the gate during the holiday travel season. But for all the added hassle, we're still not witnessing the full implementation of those stricter new airlines security measures promised after the Sept. 11 attacks. It may be a long wait...
...lost $1 million when air traffic across the East was disrupted, is suing Lasseter for $100,000. Delta Airlines, which has not followed suit--yet--claims to have lost up to $8 million. Lasseter, whose attorney calls AirTran's suit "irresponsible," says he was only dashing to the gate to retrieve his six-year-old son, whom he had left with a relative. Next time maybe he'll just drive...