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Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health

'...Federal authorities say Torres tried to open an airliner's emergency door and then tried to stab a flight attendant on a flight from Los Angeles to Boston on March 5. The case has directed attention to passengers with mental health challenges. ...In a video taken by a fellow passenger, Torres loudly threatens to kill people and promises a bloodbath before charging the front of the plane, where a group of passengers tackled him down to the ground to restrain him. He remains behind bars pending a mental health evaluation, with a judge ruling he "may presently be suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent."...'

Reference: www.timesfreepress.com
Tags: United Airlines, Flight Attacks, Airline Security,

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