Terror Attack at FNT

Flint airport officer stabbed in suspected terror attack

An officer at Bishop International Airport, in the US city of Flint, has been stabbed in a suspected terror incident. A Canadian man brandishing a large knife made references to Syria and Iraq before the attack.
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The FBI said it was investigating a knife attack in a US airport as an "act of terrorism."
On Wednesday, a Canadian man in his 50s allegedly stabbed a Flint airport police officer as he yelled "Allahu Akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great."
Security camera footage showed the man lingering at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan, before emerging from the toilets and pulling out a 12-inch (30-centimeter) knife. He then stabbed an officer in the neck in a non-secured public area, police said.
The FBI said the man made references during the attack to people being killed in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The suspect was arrested and was cooperating with investigators, FBI special agent David Gelios told a news conference.


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The criminal complaint says Ftouhi stabbed Lt. Jeff Neville with a large knife and declared "Allahu akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great." The FBI, which is leading the investigation, said Ftouhi said something similar to "you have killed people in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and we are all going to die."

The FBI added in the criminal complaint that Ftouhi asked an officer who subdued him why he didn't kill him.
Neville was in stable condition after initially being in critical condition.

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A Canadian man accused of stabbing a police officer at the airport in Flint, Michigan, has appeared in federal court.
Amor Ftouhi heard the charge against him Wednesday and will get a court-appointed attorney. Court spokesman David Ashenfelter says Ftouhi will remain in custody until a bond hearing next Wednesday.
The FBI says Ftouhi stabbed Lt. Jeff Neville with a large knife and declared "Allahu akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great." Neville is in stable condition.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the stabbing is being investigated as an act of terrorism.