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3. Officer Neville Was Left Bleeding From the Neck

RT @whatsrpurpose: Officr Jeff Neville – prayers please for recovery – #FlintAirport @RepMikeJohnson @nikkihaley @VP pic.twitter.com/V2Nq2XG3QM

4. Ftouhi Is Originally From Tunisia & Worked for an Insurance Company

Scene outside #Flint Bishop International Airport. Media told briefing will be between 4:30-5:00. pic.twitter.com/9Wjrm7dG4J

5. Ftouhi Is Accused of Going Into an Airport Restaurant & Bathroom Before the Attack

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Man who stabbed Michigan airport cop in the neck while yelling 'Allahu Akbar' is sentenced to life in prison after saying he has no regrets and only wishes he'd had a machine gun

Amor Ftouhi, 53, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday in Flint, Michigan

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On Tuesday, the jury convicted Ftouhi of three crimes after deliberating for just over an hour.

Why did Ftouhi's lawyer change the location of the trial?

Before trial, Ftouhi's lawyer filed a motion to change the trial location from Flint to Detroit due to their concern that pre-trial publicity would bias the potential jurors; the motion was denied. Jury selection was completed on November 6, 2018 and opening statements began the next day.

What did Ftouhi say to the FBI?

The FBI Agent in charge told reporters Ftouhi said something to the effect of, “You have killed people in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and we’re all going to die.” Ftouhi reportedly asked police why they didn't kill him. Court documents obtained by the media in 2017 say Ftouhi told investigators he had planned to kill a police officer and then take the officer's gun to kill more officers. The documents revealed Ftouhi subscribed to the ideology of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden and that he celebrated the attacks of September 11, 2001. He said that he considers the U.S. an enemy of Allah and that others like him would be coming to harm the country.

What was the knife that Ftouhi used?

Ftouhi cooperated with investigators. The weapon was described as a 12-inch knife that had an 8-inch serrated blade labelled as an "Amazon Survival Jungle". The FBI later told reporters Ftouhi twice tried and failed to buy a gun in Michigan, once on June 18, and then on the day of the attack.