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Airline Passengers Tackle Unruly Man Allegedly Screaming ‘Allah Is Great!’

A Continental Airlines passenger was tackled by fellow fliers and later detained after he caused a disturbance on a flight from Portland to Houston on Tuesday. The man reportedly tried to light an electronic cigarette and began screaming “Allah is great!”

KHOU-TV has the report, which also notes the disturbance may have started when the man and his friend were trying to sit by each other and couldn’t. It also includes some emotional interviews with fellow passengers:

“He was screaming, ‘Allah is great, Allah is great,’ you know, and it kinda worries you when all of that happens,” a passenger on the flight told the news outlet.

According to KHOU, the man has not been charged with anything yet, but he was taken into custody once the plane landed in Portland. The pilot had apparently turned the plane around once the disturbance ensued.

According to Continental, though, there was not security threat.

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  • firemanfrank
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:46am

    Marky mark had to of been on that flight. I know it

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    • El Pistoffo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:58am

      LOL. He did say he would save the day.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:10pm

      I thought our 900 bases in 130 different countries kept this type thing from happening.

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    • db321
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:19pm

      Vechorik – This is an article without proof. It will be a cold day in Hell when I ever believe you over Mr. Netanyahu. It would be safe to say that You and the article are a lie – just like our Socialist media and their reporters. You will never hear a Conservative Christian or Jew saying anything like “ALL Must Die”.

      I would agree with Mr. Netanyahu – All connected with crime must be punished – your source flowered it up a bit – like Mohammed did with the Bible when he took it on himself to write the Qaran.

      Another thing – Vechorik – when you address Benjamin Netanyahu – you need call him Mr. Netanyahu.

      Now go smoke your Pot and sit back and listen to Ron Paul Speeches.

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    • drago
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:29pm

      Folks, vechorik is none other than encinom, a paid troll, and trying to reason with this drug abusing pos is futile, just ignore the little pile of crap.

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    • Ari Ben TZion
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:36pm

      G-d bless the men in that plane.

      One other thing, allah is not god, and Mohammed was a P-E-D-O-P-H-I-L-E.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:02pm

      @ air

      So was Joseph Smith. It doesnt seem to matter to many to many on this site.

      martinez012577  
    • AvengerK
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:59pm

      ah…the religion of peace and tolerance again. Let me be the first to extend my regrets to ROSE-ELLEN who has seen failure after failure recently by her muslim “freedom fighters” in their attempts to kill as many people as they can. I‘m sure there’ll be a healthy body count for her to get aroused over in the future though.

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    • digimom
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:11pm

      Theres a lot more to this story…..http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-pulled-off-plane-for-e-cigarette-faces-Federal-charges-140052123.html
      I have a feeling he was headed to the border…..

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:14pm

      God is Great! God is Great! lol.. .i love it.. tackle him, he’s praising god and vaping on the plane!

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:18pm

      @Ari Ben TZion

      Allah means, directly, “the God”.
      God is a general term for an immortal…

      “the God” (allah) of Abraham is not named “God”… that would be like saying all dogs are named “dog” and all cats are named “cat” …

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:20pm

      lol, you are right there is more to this story… he was going to get beat because he was getting violent with the flight crew… not just because he was vaping and saying allah is great… lol what a joke… Oh, “The Blaze”… oh me, oh my… what’s going to become of you…

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:22pm

      also, FYI, you don’t “try to LIGHT” an electronic cigarette… ;)

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    • M 4 Colt
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:30pm

      Avengerk, i really loved reading about the “peace loving muslin”a few days back who blew off his own legs with a bomb, they are not the smartest bunch are they. Then we have this idiot who stands up in a crowded airliner and yells “God is great” that lead to his fellow passengers opening a serious case of woop ass on him, boy are these guys dumb.

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    • robert
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:34pm

      “Airline Passengers Tackle Unruly Man Allegedly Screaming ‘Allah Is Great!’”

      Would they have tackled him if he had said, “Allah is Average?”

      I know if he had said that in Saudia Arabia he would have been mobbed and killed. If there‘s one thing Muslims won’t tolerate, it is to have Allah demoted in rank from “Great” to “Average.”

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  • airportengineer
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:45am

    This won’t be on NPR! It might support Juan Williams fear of flying with people wearing muslim garb!

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:51am

      Obama ordered the hand guns be taken out of the pilots flight deck so planes can now be hijacked. The passengers have to do what they did or their plane can be shot down by Air Force jet fighters.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:06pm

      Oh, great.
      Now they have a new weapon. Their vocal chords.
      They will book flights all over the place, and start screaming, and planes will voluntarily be landing and turning around, disrupting flights, people’s lives, and the economy.

      How ya gonna scan for THAT, dhs????
      One word…
      PROFILE

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:17pm

      TOMFERRARI, When they act like this just show them the door.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 2:24pm

      Lol @ RJJ

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    • GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:11pm

      Tom,

      Somehow, the image of wearing Steel-Toe Boots next time I’ll travel comes to my mind…..

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  • LaderaCa
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:42am

    The heroes of UA 93 pointed the way for all of us!!! Never again will passangers sit quietly. This guy is lucky he is still alive.

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    • NealPatrick
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:57pm

      Exactly. I know every flight I’m on I not sitting back and doing nothing if someone pulls stuff like this (or worse) and I would imagine on most flights there is at least one person willing to do something rather than passively sit back and take whatever comes along.

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    • wboehmer
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:02pm

      EXACTLY!

      WIthin HOURS of the 9/11 attacks, the heroic passengers of United 93 proved that it was not longer possible for the murderous islamic terrorist to fly planes into buildings. No TSA was required, just the passengers.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:36pm

      you guys know planes have been remote and auto controled for decades now… the people within the control towers can override and grab control of any commercial flight in the US through their Auto Flight Systems…

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  • Razorhunters
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:39am

    people should really see how many mu zsli ms the us is importing…

    borders still being kept wide open…

    musz lim brotherhood access to the wh…

    search and see…might learn a few things.

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  • neverending
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:38am

    One of the main reasons I will stay home rather then get on a plane. The sorry sob that tragically occupies the whitehouse, or I should say animal house because that is what they turned it into, has his circle of destruction spread out everywhere. Wonder what name they will come up with this latest event.

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  • The_Jerk
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:38am

    Descend to 10,000 ft, slow the aircraft down, open the door and shove him out. Why delay the flight by turning around?

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:17pm

      It’s a shame there is no water in those airplane toilets, they could have water boarded him for a while.

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    • Atilla
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:20pm

      Acandidate for 72 fat vestial virgins all smelling of camel dung.

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    • flasho
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:39pm

      Gonzo, they could blue waterboard him.

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    • Latter-Day-Soldier
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 3:58am

      Gonzo, they do keep bottled water on-board, but I like the blue-water-boarding idea more :D

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  • AJAYW
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:37am

    Best leave that nice muslim alone or holder and obama will be all over you.

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    • CatB
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:48am

      I hope someone was videoing this on the plane, when he was saying “Allah is Great” otherwise you are correct .. the Mu s l i ms will be the victim … according to Holder and Obama … saying the passengers acted stupidly!

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:04pm

      CatB
      You are right on that-

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    • Lamarr01
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:16pm

      The passenger could be charged with assaulting the nice Muslim boy who was just spreading the word about Allah being so Great. An ACLU lawyer could find a way to sue the airlines. Texans have their own way of solving problems.

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  • cessna152
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:37am

    I flew last week out of Philadelphia. Besides being totally alarmed by the Muslim garb wearing TSA agent, I was scanned, searched and swiped 2 times. After being “felt up” I asked for a cigarette. Needless to say the TSA agent did not find that funny…If it was not for my company, I would not be flying AT ALL!

    However, I was glad to see in the New Orleans airport they went through a Muslim woman pretty thoroughly!

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:52pm

      I can’t find the link, but last time I flew Delta, the instructions specifically mentioned jokes — don’t make them to TSA agents.

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    • MyzPhoenyx
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:02pm

      When I flew a few months ago, the TSA agents treated my husband and I better than the airline did. I have a feeling that they ARE teaching some form of profiling by the way that they were trying to interact with people. One of the agents was walking up and down the line talking to people, and asked how we were doing. My husband and I said we were doing great and asked how his day was. He stopped, looked at us with this puzzled, stunned expression and smiled, “Wow, do you know that no one has EVER asked me that before?” I was a little stunned, “I see no need to be rude. I‘ll talk to anyone if they’ll let me.”
      As he was talking to my husband, I looked around, and noticed that while most people were cordial, they almost seemed afraid, even avoiding eye contact. It’s like the whole line forgot how to communicate without the use of grunts and gestures. Kind of chilling.
      There were only a few people pulled off to the side. One for trying to pass her water bottle through the x-ray machine, and an elderly woman that was kind of cutely outspoken about how they were going to need to take her over to one of those curtained spots and have a look, because she has a titanium rod in her arm. The female TSA agent that handled her was very sweet to her and was even laughing when the lady said, “I don’t know who to feel more sorry for. Me, or you.”
      I hate the TSA as a whole. But I still see the individual agents as being human. Some really believe they are protecting us

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  • Speak without Fear
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:37am

    WRONG…..not a man………..not a middle eastern man……..A MUSLUM.

    Say and tell the TRUTH……………A middle eastern muslum male (he isn’t a man)

    A muslum…….on the plane……..screamed Allah is Great…….Allah is Great……just exactly like the Muslums that hijacked the planes on 9/11.

    THAT is the truth.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:37am

    The passengers will handle all in flight security…..all.

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  • momprayn
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:36am

    MUST read & viewing re Islam:

    http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid949801312001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAACEco_Vk~,9bOat4XcfB_88ri1a3UMdKnLpH9aM8Fv&bclid=0&bctid=1271237687001

    Book: “Gods War on Terror” by Walid Shoebat

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  • cyclops
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:35am

    I love how TSA was saying, “it is not a security issue.”………………..LOL!!!!!!!

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    • TurboCat
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:39am

      @MOMPRAYIN: Thanks for the link! I love that woman. She has been one of my heroes since hearing her speak on T.V. for this past year. Americans need to hear her message.

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  • DD313
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:34am

    Was this a possible test run? Are electronic cigarettes going to be banned by the TSA from carry-on bags and pockets?

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  • cessna152
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:33am

    Maybe totally excited he was going on vacation, leaning back in his seat before lighting his electronic cigarette and yelling “Ahhh, this is GREAT”!!!!!

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  • afishfarted
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:31am

    Sure am glad TSA pats down kids. Coulda been a LOT worse if one of them unruly kids got on board conceiling a pacifier, or some such dangerous paraphanalia.

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  • ChiefGeorge
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:30am

    i never get worried when I hear people say out loud Jesus is awesome, Jesus is King! They rarely do but! I don’t worry about them, but I do worry when they scream alluh akbar and begin to move about the plane.

    This was a test run! I expect more to follow. No one gets on a plane to do this on purpose without a purpose. Of course the plane will get turned around, but causing the delay in the flight cannot be the sole reason for this stunt. It has to be something greater….terrorism? Yea in the name of what is supposed to be a peaceful and good religion thats just misunderstood. I hope they keep showing us their ugly faces to remove all doubt.

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  • Gcopp6
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:30am

    Must of been a Christian. We should increase the screening of white , black and Asian travelers. It would be ignorant to single out middle easterners for extra security precaution.

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  • brntout
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:29am

    TSA said it was not a security issue?

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  • orimaine
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:28am

    I thought the point of an “electronic cigarette” was that it doesn’t need to be lit? If he was seen as trying to light it, what was he really attempting?

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  • orimaine
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:26am

    I thought the point of an “electronic cigarette” was that it didn’t need lighting?? If he was seen as“ trying to light it”, what was he really attempting to do?

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  • JP4JOY
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:24am

    Aware passengers are better than the TSA any day.

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:24am

    We are going to start seeing more and more of this and eventually it won’t end well. Be alert and aware of your surroundings patriots.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 3:21pm

      There will be alot of single bodies not getting off their flight. One or two Allah Akbar’s and Muhammad will be toast.

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  • JP16
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:24am

    Just more evidence that we’re wasting a ton of money and giving up liberties on excess security when our greatest defense against future attacks are passengers aware of the potential danger.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:00pm

      I’ve been saying that for years
      We don’t need TSA the passengers
      will take care of any Problem that Arises
      911 will never happen again thanks to
      flight 93 they showed us the way.
      Stand Up an shout Allah is Great an
      Your Going Down.
      That‘s not saying they won’t find some other
      way to attack America.

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  • candcantiques
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:22am

    GUILTY of creating fear in passengers on an airliner. GUILTY of acting as a terrorist would on an airliner. What will the outcome be? Guilty of having a lighter and send him home. He is after all muslim so he didnt do anything wrong. We have to be PC. SCREW PC lock the SOB up or kick him out of the country.

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  • bpodlesnik
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:22am

    Why did he start to scream “Allah is great” over an incident like that?

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    • The Sergeant Major
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:13pm

      It’s the belief of the musslums that passing in the name of Allah will guarantee your place in Paradise. Know your enemy! Understand their tactics and methods of operation. Know your enemy!

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    • spirited
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:20pm

      Oh, ….it must be comprable to saying, “Oh, God ! ” .

      {[8^> Maybe the passenger suddenly remembered he forgot to pack his underpants.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:41pm

      i don’t think he did yell allah is great… there is a full story of it somewhere… he wouldn’t stop vaping his electronic cigarette… then he got “violent” when they try to take it away from him… he started screaming at them and what not…

      funny thing though, they let him on the plane with it… they are legal to use everywhere… why take it all of a sudden?

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