YAHOO NEWS!: A suspected shoebomber wrestled into submission by air marshalls as fighter jets were scrambled has turned out to be a Qatari diplomat reportedly trying to secretly smoke in the plane's toilet.
The man, who has not been named, was on board United Airlines flight 663 from Washington DC to Denver, Colorado.
Security officials have said he spent a suspicious amount of time in the toilet and other passengers could smell smoke when he emerged.
When the man told US air marshalls he had been trying to set fire to his shoes, jets were scrambled.
The Boeing 757 eventually landed safely at its destination and the suspect has been taken into custody. >>> Sky News | Thursday, April 08, 2010
