Posted on 09/24/2021 9:56:40 AM PDT by Red Badger
A passenger aboard a flight from Boston to Puerto Rico tried to storm the cockpit last night while screaming in Spanish and Arabic, according to an FBI affidavit obtained by ABC News.
BOSTON (CBS) – A passenger on a JetBlue flight from Boston to San Juan, Puerto Rico was arrested after he choked a flight attendant and tried to enter the cockpit. Flight 261 was about an hour out from landing in San Juan after taking off from Logan Airport when the attack happened.
Investigators say Khalil El Dahr tried to make a cell phone call. When the call did not go through, he became agitated. He eventually rushed towards the cockpit yelling that he wanted to be shot.
Just as that happened, a flight crew officer opened the cockpit door. El Dahr then allegedly choked a flight attendant with his own tie and attempted to enter the cockpit.
It took six or seven crew members to restrain El Dahr using neck ties, flex cuffs and four seat belt extensions.
El Dahr was arrested in San Juan and is facing federal charges.
If you mean in our justice system, that's not true. There are many plane-jacker muslims who have been convicted and serving big time in our prison system. Even the punk rowdy violent American a-holes get convicted, although not all. It's the one thing that all Americans agree on no matter political leanings. NO MORE PLANES GOING INTO BUILDINGS OR THE GROUND.
That's why after 9/11, I insisted on an aisle seat when I was still flying.
Don’t fly his ass to Tennessee.
He would NOT like it there.
Muslim man storms cockpit on JetBlue flight from Boston to San Juan…Biden to Apologize to Muslim Man
That is BS. The US Marshall Service is one of the last fedgov LEO agencies that has no agenda, along with the Secret Service. Yes, the FBI, CIA, NSA, DIA have become politically biased.
Of course. Then there are those on this thread say the US Marshall should shoot the guy on a pressurized aircraft. Great idea. /s
Loss of cabin pressure at 30000, would work at 3000 with same success rate. Should be a part of routine safety measures and incorporated into pre-flight routine demonstrated by the flight crew.
At 30,00 feet and 450 mph a small bullet hole would soon turn into a huge problem.......................
I weigh 320...get him down and put me on op of him.
Sounds like he was pretty big himself...................
Closer to Gitmo!
Pres. Trump tried that and caught hell from the bleeding heart MSM and politicians. The non-reported thing about that policy is it didn't include the largest muslim nation of Indonesia, nor Malaysia. He targeted the trouble-maker countries of the ME. Still, they called it Islamophobic and racist.
No FFDO? No air marshals to accommodate him?
But don’t call it radical Islam, whatever you do.
Duh, no shit. Many here and other sites think US Marshals should immediately blaze away. I can't believe how low the IQ/commonsense factor has sunk on this site, not to mention everything is a conspiracy like one poster claiming above the Marshals will only react for Dems.
The above is why I spend more time on Townhall than listen to the nonsense being forwarded on FR.
After 01-06-2021, the TSA was resigning more US Air Marshalls to accompany members of Congress on flights.
Maxine Waters is the biggest abuser of this available service.
A Navy Vet: Many here and other sites think US Marshals should immediately blaze away. I can't believe how low the IQ/commonsense factor has sunk on this site...The above is why I spend more time on Townhall than listen to the nonsense being forwarded on FR.
Myth: Explosive decompression can occur when a bullet is fired through the fuselage of a pressurized airplane, causing the hole to grow dramatically and possibly cause the plane to break up as seen in movies.
Myth Busted: (From 'Mythbusters' episodes 10 and 38) The pressure is not high enough and the hole is too small. Explosive decompression only occurred when a hole the size of a window was made with explosives. Even then, the rush of air could not suck Buster completely out of the hole. Lastly, there are proven instances of explosive decompression where the plane was still able to maintain control and land.
https://mythresults.com/episode10
He forgot the phone number for the detonator on his phone bomb!
Frangible rounds.
He got it mixed up with a Phone-porn site.................
Glass bullets......................
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