Mmastodon WarTerrorism first seen 11 h ago, last 11 min ago, peak #2

Passengers survive flight attack thanks to captain and crew

Original: It’s impossible to overstate how fortunate we are that the passengers all survived this flight. If the captain hadn’t ma

All passengers aboard a flight survived an attack onboard, in what observers call an extraordinary stroke of fortune. The captain managed to unlock the flight deck door in time, and passengers overpowered the attacker — had either step failed, everyone aboard would likely have died. Commenters stress how narrowly catastrophe was avoided.

Why now: People are reacting to a near-deadly in-flight attack that was narrowly averted, prompting discussion of how close it came to mass casualties.

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• It’s impossible to overstate how fortunate we are that the passengers all survived this flight. If the captain hadn’t managed to unlock the flight deck door, everyone would be dead. If the passengers hadn’t managed to overcome the attacker, everyone would be dead. If there… · escott@babka.social · 4

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