Tickā€¦tock. America will now wait until conservative news sources release his motive.

UPDATE: The man who attempted to breach the cockpit has been identified as a Turkish man.Ā 

Flight attendants,Ā an off-duty Los Angeles police officer and other passengers were able to stop the man and secure him in a seat.

“It was all kind of surreal,” said Penny Lorenzen, a passenger on the flight.

Her husband was among those who got up to try to stop the man.

“It took seconds,” said Lee Lorenzen, of Orange County, Calif. “He was pushing against the cart and a bunch of guys grabbed him. They found some duct tape. There were pillows and blankets. And they taped him to his chair.” –Ā Hawaii News Now

 

A man was subdued after he tried to breach the cockpit of an American Airlines flight to Honolulu, a source familiar with the situation told ABC News.

American Airlines said in a statement that law enforcement met the plane upon landing in Honolulu following a “disturbance” on the flight. The plane was escorted by two F-22 fighter jets for the duration of the flight following the disturbance, U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement. –ABC News

A source at the TSA told ABC News that the man was waiting for the bathroom near the cockpit when a flight attendant asked him to sit down. He had a laptop with him and appeared to try the cockpit door before he was subdued, the source said.

The man, whose identity was not immediately available, was escorted off American Airlines Flight 31, after it landed safely at 11:35 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time, according to a statement from the airline.

A government source confirmed that he had been loitering near the restroom and was carrying a laptop. Flight attendants asked him to return to his seat and he refused.

He then seemed to lunge towards the cockpit door. That’s when several passengers subdued him.

He was arrested on the ground by the FBI.

The flight, which originated from Los Angeles, was to arrive in Honolulu about noon. The flight departed from Los Angeles International Airport at 8:34 a.m. local time. –NBC Los Angeles

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