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BOMB THREAT

American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A status hearing for Lepuia’i Allen Mayer in the case where he allegedly made an anonymous bomb threat, was held at the District Court this past Friday.  Mayer was charged after allegedly making a bomb threat last year in May, prompting the evacuation of the seaport and...
Samana Semo Ve’ave’a
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Director for the Department of Homeland Security, Samana Semo Ve’ave’a told members of the House Homeland Security that the Territory’s terrorist law is a slap on the wrist and the FBI is seriously reviewing all information from the May bomb threat against the...
Lepua’i Allen Mayer
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Alofau accused of making a bomb threat last month is now being charged. The man, who is the former manager of Pacific Shipping Services (PSS) convicted by the High Court in 2015 for embezzling $200,000 from the company and who also has a pending criminal case...
First responders at the Port of Pago Pago
An apology has been issued by the local Director of Homeland Security to the public over the “confusion” concerning the evacuation of buildings near Port and the Airport. Only Port and the Airport were supposed to be evacuated. The Samoa News building was one of the buildings affected by the call...
Entrance to main wharf
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Close to 12pm, Police cleared the road, and people who work at the offices around the area have been cleared to return to work after the area was evacuated earlier in the morning. Samoa News staff was told to evacuate immediately, Police officers set up roadblocks and...
HAL flight 465  on the tarmac
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the bomb threat for Hawaiian Airlines Flight 465 from Honolulu to Pago Pago that sent everyone in a frenzy last Thursday evening has been declared ‘non-credible’, questions continue to mount and concerns are being voiced by local residents. A local business woman,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Homeland Security has called in the FBI to investigate a bomb threat. A caller claimed there was a bomb on board an Hawaiian Air flight from Honolulu to Pago Pago. Homeland Security director, Samana Semo Ve'ave'a, told KHJ News the matter...
HAL flight 465  on the tarmac
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — About an hour before the usual Thursday night Hawaiian Airlines fl ight landed in American Samoa, the Department of Port Administration – on its Facebook page – posted photos of first responders and government leaders at the Pago Pago International Airport Emergency...