Yemeni Subdued During Attempt to Enter Cockpit

[Marauder06]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4295402...banging-cockpit-door-subdued-passengers-crew/

SAN FRANCISCO — The passengers sat stunned as they watched a man walk quickly toward the front of American Airlines Flight 1561 as it was descending toward San Francisco. He was screaming and then began pounding on the cockpit door.
"I kept saying to myself: 'What's he doing? Does he have a bomb? Is he armed?'" passenger Angelina Marty said..
Another shocked passenger, Andrew Wai, thought, "Could this be it? Are we going down?"
Within moments Sunday, a flight attendant tackled Rageh Almurisi. Authorities do not yet have a motive.
While Almurisi, 28, has no clear or known ties to terrorism, authorities say, the incident underscored fears that extremists may try to mount attacks to retaliate for the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden last week.
Federal agents are investigating Almurisi's background. He was carrying a Yemeni passport and a California identification card, authorities said.

 

[Dame]

snip "There was no question in everybody's mind that he was going to do something," Marty said.
A male flight attendant tackled Almurisi, and other crew members and passengers, including a retired Secret Service agent and a retired San Mateo police officer, helped subdue him as he banged on the door, police said.
His arms were placed in plastic handcuffs. A pilot said over the loudspeaker that everything was going to be was OK to cheers and applause.

Bravo!

 

[Chopstick]

Fantastic..and soon Ill be taking my first flight since 1995.
Im packing my knitting needles in my carry on.

 

[DA SWO]

Fail!
They should have found a fat guy to sit on his chest ensuring his demise, or flex cuffed his neck

 

[pardus]

Should have been stomped to death when they had the chance.

 

[policemedic]

It's stories like this that make me covet one of the perks my Federal buddies have.

I absolutely hate checking my pistols when I fly.