American Pressure Cooker Paranoia gets two Saudis in trouble

[Wholegrain]

The law enforcement of the country I reside in is growing more wacko by the day. I expect more people to show up with empty pressure cookers just to "troll" the authorities.

I'm a new member I can't post any links to articles but other people here can so post them here. These incidents happened last week.

First a Saudi student named Talal al Rouki according to the media, was just cooking his meal when his apartment surrounded by agents and he was questioned by the FBI for carrying the cooker over to a friend's house. A neighbor had called the cops on him. After they asked for all his information they warned him not to do something like that again.

Next a Saudi man Hussain Al Khawahir was arrested at an airport for carrying a pressure cooker into the country to bring to his nephew who was studying in America and allegedly "lying" about why he brought it. Most likely he was confused or panicked during questioning. He had no explosive materials on him.

Some American students really need these things because they can't cook for their life here. Between this and the two Kazakhs getting arrested after the Boston bombing I'm worried that foreign students could end up under closer surveillance and authorities might jump the gun on any incident to deport them. They could also start enforcing stricter visa policies.

 

[Beerbal]

I also took Pressure cooker to USA long ago.. Thanks god it was long time ago..

Crazy terrorists, due to them we are suffering,,,

 

[Aka123]

Same here. Took a Pressure Cooker from India to US but couple of years back. Probably might have landed up in jail if it would have happened now.

 

[Wright]

I knew it. This was a false flag operation against pressure cooker manufacturers.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Is this the news you talking about?

FBI surrounds house of Saudi student after sightings of him with pressure cooker pot - only to discover he was cooking RICE

Student living in US questioned him about pressure cooker suspected to be bomb
Used to make traditional Saudi dish and taken the pressure cooker to other Saudi friend near his house
FBI vigilant after Boston Bombers used pressure cooker to make explosive

By Martin Jay In Beirut

PUBLISHED: 11:10 GMT, 12 May 2013 | UPDATED: 12:35 GMT, 13 May 2013

A Saudi student living in Michigan was questioned in his home by FBI agents after neighbours saw him carrying a pressure cooker and called the police.

Talal al Rouki had been cooking a traditional Saudi Arabian rice dish called kabsah and was carrying it to a friend's house.

According to reports in a Saudi newspaper on Friday, the FBI are increasingly vigilant about 'pressure cooker' home-made bombs after the Boston bombers used one to make an explosive.

Talal al Rouki, the Saudi student who was questioned by FBI agents in his home after neighbour saw him carrying a pressure cooker to a friend's house

The Saudi journal, Oukaz reported on the story of the Saudi student who had FBI agents come to his home, following a tip-off from neighbours that he was seen moving about with a pressure cooker bomb.

While armed agents surrounded his apartment block, other agents, asked a 'nervous' Mr al Rouki if they could come in to question him.

'They asked me about my major, when I arrived in the US and what I do in my spare time' he told the Saudi newspaper.

Officers said that two days earlier that a woman had seen him walking out of his apartment carrying the pressure cooker pot, which was described as ‘bullet coloured’.

A pressure cooker bomb, similar to the ones used by the Boston bombers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev

The young student showed them his pressure cooker and explained to them he used to make a rice dish.

An FBI agent said: 'You need to be more careful moving around with such things, Sir'

Mr al Rouki has become a focus of attention now in the Saudi press.

According to reports in a Saudi newspaper, the FBI are increasingly vigilant about ‘pressure cooker’ home-made bombs and have a keen eye on Arabs who reside in the US.

Read more: FBI surrounds house of Saudi student following sightings of him with pressure cooker pot, only to find he was cooking rice | Mail Online
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[Wholegrain]

Yes, that was the first story and there was another one about the Saudi man at the airport.

 

[MST]

Damn these Terrorists. My pressure cooker is not working. I was hoping to get one from India when I go back in the next couple of months. Now its a bad idea. How am I going to cook Daal now. F@cking Terrorists