3 security incidents on planes across US
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May 10, 2011, Tuesday
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CREW members and passengers wrestled a 28-year-old man to the cabin floor after he began pounding on the cockpit as an American Airlines flight approached San Francisco, the third security incident in a day on US planes, authorities said yesterday.
The man was yelling unintelligibly as he brushed past a flight attendant about 10 minutes before American Airlines Flight 1561 from Chicago was due at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday night, Sergeant Michael Rodriguez of the San Francisco police said.
A male flight attendant tackled the suspect and other crew members helped.
"A couple of passengers joined in," Rodriguez said. "They were able to get him to ground and a flight attendant put him in plastic handcuffs."
The Boeing 737 carrying 162 people landed safely and the man was taken into police custody.
He was identified as Rageit Almurisi and was carrying a Yemen passport, Rodriguez said.
Almurisi, 28, was charged with interfering with a flight crew, a federal offense. No motive has been established and the officer said he had no information when asked if it was linked to terrorism.
Almurisi sustained some bruises and was checked at a hospital before being transported to San Mateo County Jail, the officer said.
No one else on the plane was hurt, the officer said.
It was the third disturbance of the day in US airspace.
A Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Chicago diverted in St Louis after a 34-year-old man from Illinois tried to open a plane door during the flight, officials said. No charges have been filed.
Shortly before that, a Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to San Diego was landed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because of a security scare but authorities found "no suspicious devices" on the plane.
The man was yelling unintelligibly as he brushed past a flight attendant about 10 minutes before American Airlines Flight 1561 from Chicago was due at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday night, Sergeant Michael Rodriguez of the San Francisco police said.
A male flight attendant tackled the suspect and other crew members helped.
"A couple of passengers joined in," Rodriguez said. "They were able to get him to ground and a flight attendant put him in plastic handcuffs."
The Boeing 737 carrying 162 people landed safely and the man was taken into police custody.
He was identified as Rageit Almurisi and was carrying a Yemen passport, Rodriguez said.
Almurisi, 28, was charged with interfering with a flight crew, a federal offense. No motive has been established and the officer said he had no information when asked if it was linked to terrorism.
Almurisi sustained some bruises and was checked at a hospital before being transported to San Mateo County Jail, the officer said.
No one else on the plane was hurt, the officer said.
It was the third disturbance of the day in US airspace.
A Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Chicago diverted in St Louis after a 34-year-old man from Illinois tried to open a plane door during the flight, officials said. No charges have been filed.
Shortly before that, a Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to San Diego was landed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because of a security scare but authorities found "no suspicious devices" on the plane.
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