ROMULUS, Mich. — Armed officers Sunday rushed aboard the same Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight — Flight 253 — that was attacked on Christmas Day, but the perceived threat wasn’t much of a danger — just an ill traveler who spent too much time in the bathroom.
The passenger, also a Nigerian, was a businessman who was sick and posed no security threat, said two law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the incident.
The traveler in question had “spent a lengthy time in the restroom,” FBI spokeswoman Sandra Berchtold said. “This raised concerns so an alert was raised. . . . The investigation shows that this was a non-serious incident.”
The passenger was released after questioning, Berchtold said.
