While 'National Opt Out Day' Fizzles, Detained Passenger Mystery Goes Unnoticed

(Nov. 24) -- Forget "National Opt-Out Day."

It turns out that while those touchy pat-downs and scandalous body scans continued to make headlines Tuesday, the Transportation Security Administration was involved in hotter pursuits.

After unknown authorities removed two mystery men from a US Airways flight in Denver on Tuesday, the agency confirmed to AOL News Surge Desk that the TSA was tipped off about a passenger "acting suspiciously" and met the plane on the ground in Denver along with "law enforcement."

Surge Desk reported Tuesday that two passengers had been removed by agents who had boarded the plane with a search dog. Today's statement by the TSA made no mention of a second passenger, offered no details about what the suspicious behavior was and declined to reveal the identity of the passenger -- or passengers -- in question. The agency simply said it interviewed the individual and then released him.

"TSA monitored the flight, which landed without incident at approximately 11:55 a.m. Per standard procedures, law enforcement and TSA personnel met the flight," the statement read. "All other passengers were deplaned and are continuing to their destinations."

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