The incident occurred at Ben Gurion Airport shortly before the Lufthansa plane took off: three young Israelis argued during preparations for takeoff and behaved so aggressively that the flight crew reported the danger to passengers and crew. According to Israeli media, the crew alerted airport police.
As police later reported, the three men refused to follow instructions from flight attendants and then arriving officers to leave the plane. After several unsuccessful requests, the police had to intervene and forcibly remove the men from the plane.
According to police, there were physical attacks, with the suspects attacking officers during the arrest. They then had to provide medical assistance. Police said the men’s behavior forced them to use “appropriate force” to bring the situation under control.
All three suspects were arrested. They were scheduled to appear before a judge this weekend. I