Bishop International Airport attack

Bishop International Airport attack
Bishop International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower in 2012
LocationBishop International Airport
3425 W. Bristol Rd.
Flint, Michigan 48507
DateJune 21, 2017
9:45 am (Eastern)
Attack type
Stabbing, terrorism
WeaponsKnife
Deaths0
Injured2
VictimsAirport Police Lieutenant Jeff Neville
Airport Maintenance Worker Richard Krul
PerpetratorAmor Ftouhi
MotiveSee motives
VerdictLife in prison[1]
ConvictionsViolence at an international airport
Interfering with airport security
Committing an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries

On June 21, 2017, Airport Police Lieutenant Jeff Neville was stabbed in the neck at Bishop International Airport in the city of Flint, Michigan, in the United States. The assailant, Amor Ftouhi, yelled, "Allahu akbar" during the attack. Ftouhi was travelling on a Canadian passport.[2] Numerous law enforcement agencies responded and the airport was evacuated. Bomb sniffing dogs searched the evacuated airport for evidence of a larger-scale attack, but found nothing. Ftouhi was charged with committing violence at an international airport and interfering with airport security.[3] He was later charged with committing an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries.[4] He was found guilty of all three charges in November 2018,[5] and was sentenced to life in federal prison in April 2019.[1]

  1. ^ a b Flint airport stabber sentenced to life in prison, says he doesn’t regret actions The Flint Journal via MLive.com, April 18, 2019
  2. ^ "Canadian suspect charged as FBI investigate terrorism in Michigan airport attack". Global News/Associated Press.
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