Canadian Police Raid Home of Alleged Michigan Airport Attacker

Canadian Police Raid Home of Alleged Michigan Airport Attacker
A police officer stands outside the home of Amor Ftouhi, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
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Police in Montreal, Canada, have raided the home of Amor M. Ftouhi, 49, now in custody for the stabbing of a police officer at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan, on Wednesday, June 21.

Canadian and U.S. authorities are conducting a joint investigation into the stabbing, which left police Lt. Jeff Neville in critical condition. He is now listed as stable.

Ftouhi allegedly stabbed Neville in the neck with a long knife, and shouted “Allahu akbar” (“God is great”) during the attack.

There are also reports that he said something to the effect of “You have killed people in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and we are all going to die.”

The FBI, which is leading the investigation, said it believes it to be an isolated incident.

“We currently have no specific, credible information that there is a threat to the Flint community,” reads and FBI statement on the attack.

A police officer stands outside the home of Amor Ftouhi, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 21, 2017. (REUTERS/Christinne Muschi)
A police officer stands outside the home of Amor Ftouhi, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
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