HotAirhttps://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2009/12/26/video-northwest-253-passengers-tell-of-thwarted-terror-attack/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usFri, 24 Apr 2026 09:07:23 -0400Video: Northwest 253 passengers tell of thwarted terror attack; Update: Bomber's dad reported him to feds? Update: Hoekstra says "may" have been in contact with Awlaki<![CDATA[A crew from WXYZ-TV in Detroit managed to interview a few of the passengers from Northwest 253 after the attempted terrorist attack by a self-proclaimed member of al-Qaeda attempted to blow it up. The passengers apparently learned the lesson from United 93 on 9/11, which is that when anyone threatens the plane, everyone becomes a security officer and acts accordingly. They stopped the terrorist before he could do any more harm, both to himself and others, but the description raises a few questions (via North Star National):]]>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:19:01 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2009/12/26/video-northwest-253-passengers-tell-of-thwarted-terror-attack-n166421