United Airlines aircraft are lined up at their gates at Denver International Airport, December 9, 2002.
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A man has been detained after he tried to set fire to his shoes on a US flight, reports say.
The man was subdued on United flight 663 from Washington Reagan airport to Denver, ABC news reported.
While the presence of explosives has not been confirmed, reports are referring to the incident as a "shoe bomb attempt".
AN ABC report identified the suspect as a Qatari diplomat stationed at the country's Washington embassy.
Souce : Shoe Bomb
Federal air marshals subdued a man who authorities say attempted to "light his shoes on fire" on a United flight from Washington Reagan to Denver Wednesday night, federal law enforcement officials told ABC News.
Authorities say an explosive team is on the way to the airport, and that while the presence of explosives has not yet been confirmed, they believe it was an attempted "shoe bomb."