Flint FNT Airport is CLOSED / Lockdown??? . . . .
Jun 21, 2017, 10:03 am
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Flint FNT Airport is CLOSED / Lockdown??? . . . .
Anyone heading to FNT . . . .
MSNBC is reporting a police officer (I think) stabbed, bleeding from the neck, and the airport is closed!
Check on your flight before you go!
Here's the story on CNN . . .
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/us/fli...ing/index.html
MSNBC is reporting a police officer (I think) stabbed, bleeding from the neck, and the airport is closed!
Check on your flight before you go!
Here's the story on CNN . . .
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/us/fli...ing/index.html
Jun 21, 2017, 10:06 am
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Indeed, officer is in critical condition, assailant detained. Airport is closed until further notice.
Jun 21, 2017, 10:34 am
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While important event for what happened, I dont see why this is on the DL forum.
Hope the officer pulls through.
Hope the officer pulls through.
Jun 21, 2017, 10:44 am
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Jun 21, 2017, 11:14 am
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Jun 21, 2017, 12:04 pm
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Not to turn this more toward Omni, but . . . .
MSNBC just reported that the suspect was heard uttering <something like> "Allah Akbar" right before the incident.
MSNBC just reported that the suspect was heard uttering <something like> "Allah Akbar" right before the incident.
Jun 21, 2017, 12:18 pm
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Yep. FBI is still investigating ...
Last edited by enviroian; Jun 21, 2017 at 12:39 pm Reason: jumped the gun too soon
Jun 21, 2017, 12:38 pm
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Not quite (or at least not quite yet):
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/877590948544466945
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/877590948544466945
"We are aware of reports that the attacker made statements immediately prior to or while attacking the officer, but it is too early to determine the nature of these alleged statements or whether or not this was an act of terrorism," the FBI said.
Jun 21, 2017, 6:06 pm
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Things got back to normal circa 4PM
For details see
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...ted/103064862/
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For details see
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...ted/103064862/
Bob H
Jun 21, 2017, 6:23 pm
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Just landed in FNT at about 6:30p. You could see where the incident occurred (the rental car peeps confirmed that's where it occurred), but it looks like they've put down temporary carpet. Other than that, I really didn't notice much more of a police/media presence. Saw one Sat truck leaving the airport as I pulled out of the rental car lot.
For those that know FNT, the incident happened on the upper level near the top of the escalators that come up from the ticket counters. Outside of the sterile area (not surprisingly).
The airport wasn't closed, the pax terminal was closed.
For those that know FNT, the incident happened on the upper level near the top of the escalators that come up from the ticket counters. Outside of the sterile area (not surprisingly).
The airport wasn't closed, the pax terminal was closed.