Bishop International Airport attack
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. 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. He was later charged with committing an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries. He was found guilty of all three charges in November 2018, and was sentenced to life in federal prison in April 2019.
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Bishop International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower in 2012 | |
Location | Bishop International Airport 3425 W. Bristol Rd. Flint, Michigan 48507 |
Date | June 21, 2017 9:45 am (Eastern) |
Attack type | Stabbing, terrorism |
Weapons | Knife |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 2 |
Victims | Airport Police Lieutenant Jeff Neville Airport Maintenance Worker Richard Krul |
Perpetrator | Amor Ftouhi |
Motive | See motives |
Verdict | Life in prison |
Convictions | Violence at an international airport Interfering with airport security Committing an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries |