Flint Officer Stabbed in Neck at Airport, Suspect Yelled ‘Allahu Akbar

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There are multiple reports coming in regarding a possible terror attack at Bishop Airport in Flint, Michigan. An officer, Lt. Jeff Neville, was stabbed in the neck by a Canadian-born suspect who reportedly yelled “Allahu Akbar” before the attack. The airport was evacuated and is now closed. The FBI is on the scene, leading the investigating. No one else was harmed in the attack. Neville is out of surgery and listed in stable condition.

One witness saw Neville on his hands and knees bleeding badly from his neck as she entered the airport for her flight. Others describe the suspect as having a “husky build” and a “blank look” on his face. Officers had the suspect cuffed and a knife was on the ground nearby.

Michigan has the largest Muslim population in the United States. The city of Hamtramck, near Detroit, is considered the first majority-Muslim city in the country. Flint, where the attack occurred, is about 70 miles north of Detroit.

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