'Allahu Akbar. Today we'll die'
12 September 2016 - 10:41
Passengers on an easyJet flight from Gatwick to Venice endured a terrifying trip in which a traveller repeatedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "today we will die".The Mail on Sunday reported the traveller was a migrant being deported.An 11-minute audio recording captured the man's tirade. He screamed "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) 29 times, "death is coming" 17 times and "we will die" nine times.Witnesses said officials accompanying the man tried to subdue him as best they could.Lucy O'Sullivan, 33, of Detling, Kent, who was travelling with her husband Terence, said she felt threatened.A spokesman for easyJet acknowledged the situation could have been distressing for other passengers. ..
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