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Michigan airport stabbing being investigated as terror attack, say police | |
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Officials are investigating the stabbing of a police officer at Bishop International Airport as a potential terror attack. | |
Travellers were evacuated immediately after the attack, and facilities in Flint, Michigan, were placed under "heightened" security. | |
Reports indicate that the officer was stabbed in the neck, and that his condition was elevated to "stable" from "critical". | |
The airport wrote in an announcement on Facebook that all passengers were safe, and instructed people to check with their airlines for any potential cancellations or delays. | The airport wrote in an announcement on Facebook that all passengers were safe, and instructed people to check with their airlines for any potential cancellations or delays. |
A witness told MLive that they had seen the police officer bleeding from the neck with a knife laying nearby before the terminal was evacuated. That witness also said that he saw a man being detained by police. | A witness told MLive that they had seen the police officer bleeding from the neck with a knife laying nearby before the terminal was evacuated. That witness also said that he saw a man being detained by police. |
"The cop was on his hands and knees bleeding from his neck", Ken Brown, who was dropping his daughter off at the airport for a flight, told the news outlet. "I said they need to get him a towel". | |
The officer was later identified as Jeff Neville. | |
The FBI is leading the investigation into the attack. | |
A suspect has been detained. | A suspect has been detained. |
The attack reportedly occurred at 9:40 am local time. | The attack reportedly occurred at 9:40 am local time. |
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