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Ansett collapse strands thousands of passengers, terrorists

12 September 2001 | Joe Stella

Tariq Bin Fahd sits and waits patiently in an uncomfortable chair somewhere at Sydney’s Kingsford-Smith Airport. Next to him is longtime friend Ali Assad. Both are stranded indefinitely as a result of today’s suspension of services by collapsed carrier Ansett Australia.


Fahd and Assad, both terrorists from a splinter group of the Palestinian Hamas organisation, say their travel—and terror attack—plans have been ruined by the collapse.

Their stories are not uncommon. While US authorities are progressively increasing the level of air traffic after a temporary shutdown, Australian extremists must consider their options as Ansett aircraft lie dormant, and intact.

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