What to Know
- Two men, Abu Bakr Radwan and Hassan Ali, handled a suitcase found near the scene of the Chelsea explosion
- The men found the contents of an unexploded bomb in the suitcase
- Both are still employed as security personnel by Egyptair because they weren't found guilty of a crime
Two men employed as security personnel for Egyptair handled a suitcase containing the contents of an unexploded bomb, an Egyptair security source said.
Abu Bakr Radwan and Hassan Ali were on an Egyptair flight to New York City from Cairo, the source told local press. After Radwan and Ali disembarked, they traveled to Manhattan, where they found a suitcase containing a bomb.
It was only after hearing news of the Chelsea explosion that the men realized that the bomb was placed by an alleged terrorist, according to the source. Radwan and Ali then traveled to Egypt without the suitcase.
A second source said to local press that the two "capable" security personnel are continuing to work in Egyptair's security department without punishment because they weren't convicted of a crime.
