Today, June 21, at about 09:45 local time in flint, Michigan, was seriously wounded a policeman patrolling Bishop international airport. The attacker stabbed him in the neck and back, and shouted: “Allahu Akbar”.
According to the testimony of one eyewitness, Ken brown, after the unexpected blow, the policeman knelt down and leaned on his hands, and his neck was bleeding.
Law enforcement personnel managed to quickly respond and detain the armed man. When making an arrest, he said the following phrase: “You killed people in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, and we’re all gonna die”.
When it found a canadian passport, the data of which indicate that his name was Amor Ftouhi, 49 years old, and he lives in Quebec. Before you arrive in flint, June 16, he flew to new York from Canada.
Before attacking the police, Ftouhi spent some time in the restaurant on the second floor of the terminal and went to the bathroom with my two bags where he left them. The knife with which he wounded a police officer, had an eight-inch serrated blade.
The victims were Lieutenant Jeff Neville, an official at the public security Department of the airport.
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Initially, police described his condition as critical, however, after Neville was taken to the hospital and had surgery, the doctors announced that the man better already.
Soon from the terminal where the incident occurred, evacuated all people. In addition to Jeff Neville nobody else was injured.
Arriving at the scene officers , the FBI began to investigate the incident as a possible terrorist attack, however, hesitate to say it.
“We are aware of the messages that the attacker made statements immediately before the attack of the officer or during the attack on him, but it is still too early to determine the nature of these alleged statements,” according to the FBI.
As security measures around the building of the city of flint began to on duty police officers. In turn, the mayor of the city, Karen weaver, said that “the situation is under control.”
Several hours later, the airport resumed its work. His administration is warning passengers about possible delays on some flights.
U.S. attorney General Jeff sessions issued the following statement: “I want to assure all of our law enforcement agencies throughout the country that any attack against someone who serves and protects our citizens, will be investigated and prosecuted to the full extent in accordance with the law.”
“I am proud of the quick reaction of the FBI and our Federal prosecutors, as well as their cooperation with the local police and the canadian authorities. We pray for the full recovery of officer,” he added.
