Man convicted on terrorism charge in 2017 Michigan airport stabbing

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A man accused of stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport last year was convicted in U.S. federal court on Tuesday of charges including terrorism, a court official said.

A jury in Flint, Michigan, found Amor Ftouhi guilty on charges of committing an act of violence at an international airport, interference with airport security and committing an act of terrorism, the court said.

Ftouhi’s defense did not present a case and the jury took just more than an hour to reach its verdict, the court said. Ftouhi had pleaded not guilty and the trial began last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

The defendant’s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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U.S. NOVEMBER 13, 2018 / 4:53 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
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[nycbos]

1. You mean our justice system I capable of bringing justice to terrorists?

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[raccoon]

2. Only if they're of Middle Eastern or other foreign origin

If they are homegrown white racist guys, no way Jose.

[jmowreader]

3. So tell me...

Would they have charged Amor Ftouhi with terrorism if his name was Arthur Frazier? Or did they string this guy up just because he's brown?