Ethiopian authorities arrested a Sudanese passenger who tried to murder an Israeli passenger flight Ethiopian Airlines road from Chad to Ethiopia – Ynet has learned. The Foreign Ministry said this evening (Tuesday) that “the case is familiar to us. The Israeli Embassy in Addis Ababa was updated details”.
Eric, Israel 54 years old, had the worst experience in flight on Thursday: “As soon as the plane began to turn down he came from behind my seat and started choking me hard”, he returned to Ynet, “He hit me on the head metal tray and shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and ‘ Aitbh al-Yahud “. Passenger cabin crew and rescued the Israeli-Lebanese suffered blows dry. The attacker was arrested.
Eric, who works in an Israeli communications company that operates in Africa, intended to land in Addis Ababa and then take off to Israel. Ahead touchdown in the Ethiopian capital Sudanese citizen attacked him. “About 20 minutes before landing passenger behind me recognized me as an Israeli and a Jew”, returning Eric. “He started choking me, at first I could not make a sound rather than call for help”.
Israel also said that “only a few seconds later, just before I lost consciousness, I was able to scream and flight attendant who saw what was happening called the rest of the flight attendants.” According to Israel, most of the passengers on the plane was half empty refrained from intervening “after he was thrown out, he hit me and shouted in Arabic. Some of the stewards rescued me into the back of the aircraft and two flight attendants kept the attacker on the front of the plane.”
Lebanese travels among the few who tried to save Israel. According to Eric, after having taken over by the attacker, he tried to persuade the rest of the passengers to carry lynched. “The Lebanese guy said to me after the landing was saved twice, because after you’ve conquered it he said to everyone, ‘Let’s get him. In those moments I thought I was dying and I was starting to say goodbye to my relatives thought”.
With the landing of the aircraft boarded Ethiopian police arrested the attacker. Eric, a big trauma still felt, gave a statement to the police and landed in the country earlier this week he reported the incident to the situation room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Ministry said tonight Following Ynet: “An event occurred suspicion of assault on a flight to Ethiopia. The attacker was a Sudanese Muslim and being attacked by an Israeli citizen. Upon landing, was taken to Sudan by the police custody where he was questioned and is since the incident. The embassy has been updated by the authorities local “.
From Ethiopian Airlines said in response that “the attacker did not show any signs of violence before making an aircraft. The suspect also applies to other passengers and the crew. Immediately after the attacker approached the Israeli passenger, crew and was called away from them and informed the police in Ethiopia”.
The company added that “the Israeli passenger is checked at the clinic at the airport in Addis Ababa and was subsequently released. No airline is no means to predict events like this. We are sorry for the incident and will do everything to prevent any harm our customers in Israel. Since the inception of the company in Israel, there were no incidents or violence of any kind against Israeli passenger
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