"Some of the passengers pulled out cell phones during the flight and appeared to be trying to pass the cell phones to other passengers, a U.S. government official said.
In addition, some passengers unfastened their seatbelts while the light requiring they be fastened was still illuminated, the official said.
That was enough for U.S. air marshals aboard the DC-10 to break their cover. Flight attendants ordered the passengers to heed the orders of the marshals, the official added. [ Slap or fist blow, that is the question... The boiled frogs principle seems to be at work here. This level of crap going on would have sent everyone into spasms a few years ago -- certainly for the first year after 9/11. Now it's ho-hum. -ed. ] "
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