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The tickets bought through an iranian middleman who paid for them in cash and bought one-way tickets to europe. all suspicious but its the pattern including the middleman who had a history with this travel agency where the tickets were bought, it fits the pattern of a human smuggling ring. it fits the pattern, they havent established it with clarity yet. the signs look more likely to be a human smuggling case than a terror case. >> it remains to be seen how significant this all is, well know mor...

Understand who is behind this. or they may take time to claim responsibility. there is no real surprise here, that only one group nobody has ever heard of has claimed responsibility. >> what do you make of the fact that you have these two guys through an iranian middleman, paid cash for their tickets within 24 hours of the flight. and yet, they seem to be suggesting that this mr. ali, this iranian guy, according to the travel agent that dealt with him, he did it many times and would just get on ...

That doesnt mean they arent checking out every possible lead. this is one thing they need to check out. you have this iranian man buying these tickets in cash last minute one-way ticket. but what im told this is consistent with a human smuggling operation, particularly using a middleman like this and someone who has done this kind of work a number of times before. he had a relationship with that travel agent and he has done that before. that is a working theory as to the explanation of the peopl...

Biometric data from these two men that travelled on stolen passports, including their thumb prints which have now been received by the fbi, and the fbi will now run through a u.s. terror database, to make sure that nothing turns up, that these people and based on their biomet trick data were not tied to or suspected to having ties to terror. theyre keeping all lines open, but the read im getting from u.s. intelligence officials, they have more and more indications its not a terror event. >> pres...

There are other options not related to terror, stolen passports and the ring and the like? >> thats what im told. this is not definitive yet, theyre still looking into it. the circumstances of this, including this iranian middleman you mentioned. he bought tickets in cash and flew one way to europe. it fits the pat pattern of a human smuggling ring. it fits the pattern, they havent established it with clarity yet. the signs look more likely to be a human smuggling case than a terror case. >> it ...

There was no hijack squawk on the transponder. >> mary schiavo and other experts agree that something catastrophic happened. two days before the flight, an iranian middleman buys one way tickets. two men use the tickets. they give their fingerprints on the kuala lumpurs airport and they are caught on camera. >> we have -- look at the footage of the video and the photograph. it is confirmed now that they are not asian looking men. >> its a red flag for me, fake passports, a jetliner disappears.

This or may take time to cham responsibility. there is no real surprise here nobody claimed responsibility. >> what do you make of the fact that two guys through an iranian middleman paid for one way tickets within 24 hours of the flight the authorities seem to be suggesting this mr. ali, according to the travel agent she said he did it many times, just get them on any flight that will take them into europe. this for smuggling illegal immigrants into europe. >> well, there is lots of red flags a...

Authorities believe the younger man was attempting to seek asylum in europe. his mother contact add authorities after he did not arrive in germany as planned. >> the more information we get, the more were inclined to conclude it was not a terrorist incident. >> security looks through thumb prints from the airport to find includes. this travel agency booked for the two passengers. the iranian middleman first contacted the agency march 1st looking to buy cheap tickets to europe for two men on two ...

Sharyl at kissson was cited for resigning, well get to that news. >> back to the first talking point. >> to the malaysian flight here we have updated information. no trace of the plane still, no voice box still. we know a little bit here. traces of information, stolen passports now linked to an iranian asylum seeker apparently in a friend this person stayed with said this could have been an attempt to migrate. >> a lot of developments and youre right, its very, very interesting. we now know that...

Biometrics against that terror list can fall under that category. we also got new information about how those tickets were bought by this iranian middleman. and thats something else that may be checked out, although i was just told by another official its too early to say whether that is an indication of terrorism either. still, as we everything with this flight, there are many, many questions and as of yet, no hard answers. with the loss of malaysia airlines flight 370 still a mystery, investig...