An on-duty officer was stabbed in the neck by a man with a knife at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan State Police said, and the facility was evacuated.
The Bishop International Airport in Flint has been evacuated and additional officers have been stationed at city hall, officials say. Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't able to publicly discuss the incident.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer says Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert briefed Trump on Wednesday regarding the stabbing.
FBI agents investigating the stabbing of a police officer in a MI airport Wednesday say it may be an act of terror, NBC News reported.
Michigan State Police Lieutenant Mike Shaw said "everything is on the table" as far as a motive for the attack.
The FBI, which is leading the investigation, said Ftouhi said something similar to "you have killed people in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and we are all going to die".
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News reported that the man stabbed the officer multiple times while shouting "Allahu Akbar", and that the incident was being probed as a possible terrorist attack.
"But it is too early to determine the nature of these alleged statements or whether or not this was an act of terrorism". Police sources told WMEM that the officer was attacked from behind by someone with a knife of "substantial size".
The officer appears to have been targeted, police told journalists. "I said they need to get him a towel".
"The police officer assaulted is in stable condition", the airport posted on Facebook.
"Right now we are still awaiting more information about the situation at Bishop Airport this morning", Mayor Karen Weaver said in a statement.
Flint is about 80km northwest of Detroit.
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