The diplomat was on official business, the kind of business embassies arrange for their citizens jailed in foreign countries. the convicted al-qaeda member is amari, a citizen of qatar who pleaded guilty to providi providing material to terrorist organization. he is serving eight-year prison term. the diplomat from qatar is madadi. this is from a washington society magazine. while flying from d.c. to denver, he tried to sneak a cigarette in the bathroom. when asked about the smell of smoke, he is said to have joked he was trying to set his shoes on fire. a clear reference to the shoe bomber richard reid who tried to blow up a plane two months after 9/11. his smoke and reportedly cocky comments led the federal air marshals to break cover. f-16 jets were scrambled from the air force base in colorado and in denver the jet was scoured for explosives. nothing was found. this afternoon, state department smokesman hinted
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