Yemeni Man Tries to Enter Cockpit of American Airlines Flight

(Reuters) Rageh Al-Murisi, 28, a Yemeni man, on Sunday tried to barge into the cockpit of American Airlines flight 1561 from Chicago to San Francisco with 162 people on board. About 20 minutes before the plane landed, Al-Murisi, yelling "God is greatest" in Arabic, tried to open the cockpit door, ramming his shoulder into it until a flight attendant and passengers subdued him. The 9/11 hijackers shouted the same thing.


2011-05-11 00:00:00

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