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United flight puts out hijack alert after bomb scare

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Summary

Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, accused of a bomb threat on a United Airlines flight to New Orleans, had been deported twice before, DHS confirms. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer for a Honduran national who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit on a United Airlines flight late Monday. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 3 lean right, 1 are not rated.

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  1. Washington Examiner Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    ICE issues detainer for Honduran who allegedly tried to storm cockpit midflight

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer for a Honduran national who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit on a United Airlines flight late Monday. Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested after he allegedly threatened to blow up the airplane midflight with...

  2. Breitbart News Right Factuality: Mixed US
    DHS Says Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Tried to Storm United Cockpit

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that the man accused of storming the cockpit of a Newark-to-New Orleans United Airlines flight while claiming to have a bomb is a twice-deported illegal alien from Honduras, according to a statement provided to Fox News.

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  3. Fox News Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Twice-deported illegal immigrant accused of trying to storm United cockpit, threatening bomb: DHS

    Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, accused of a bomb threat on a United Airlines flight to New Orleans, had been deported twice before, DHS confirms.

  4. TMZ No political lean US
    United Flight Sends Out Hijacker Alert After Passenger Claims to Have a Bomb

    A United Airlines flight from New Jersey to New Orleans turned into a midair nightmare ... after a passenger allegedly claimed he had a bomb and tried to storm the cockpit, prompting pilots to send out a hijacking alert. According to aviation…

  5. Drudge Report Feed Leans right US
    UNITED flight sends hijack alert after 'man with bomb' tries to storm cockpit...

    UNITED flight sends hijack alert after 'man with bomb' tries to storm cockpit... (First column, 1st story, link )

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