
What appeared to be common sewing needles were found in at least four turkey sandwiches �during inflight meal service Sunday aboard four different trans-Atlantic Delta Air Lines flights originating in Amsterdam.
The needles were discovered by passengers and an Air Marshal, and one of those passengers�aboard a flight to Minneapolis was actually rent a car rental locations enterprise injured by a needle but initially declined medical treatment. Another of the flights was headed to Seattle while two others flew to Atlanta.
rent a car rental locations enterprise UPDATE: rent a car rental locations enterprise According to CNN , one passenger rent a car rental locations enterprise identified as James Tonjes bit into a sandwich containing a needle rent a car rental locations enterprise which punctured�the roof of his mouth; he described the object as about an inch long�and that�it looked like a sewing needle without an eye or hole in it. Tonjes�added he s been placed on medication to prevent HIV.
Delta immediately stopped serving the sandwiches which reportedly were offered in business class, and ordered all of its other flights out of Amsterdam s Schipol Airport to stop service as well. The food was prepared by a catering company called Gate Gourmet and all of the sandwiches originated at the company s Amsterdam-based facility. Gate Gourmet also provides food for other airlines, but said it had not received any other reports of needle incidents. It is also closely monitoring the situation rent a car rental locations enterprise and security at the food preparation site is said to have been strengthened.
A special agent with the FBI in Atlanta -�where Delta is�headquartered told CNN an investigation is underway, and authorities in the Netherlands are also involved. At this point, there has been no indication as to whether the needles in the sandwiches were the result of some kind of accident, or whether there was active tampering involved.
In the meantime, the Transportation Security Administration alerted all other U.S. airlines with flights from Amsterdam about the needle incidents it is not clear if any of these serve Gate Gourmet offerings.
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