All the passengers exited the plane with their hands on their heads, even as they walked down the metal steps to the tarmac, he says. Bomb-sniffing dogs greeted them on the ground.

What a shame that chain of events hadn't happened in reverse, ie the bomb sniffer dogs greeted them on the way to the plane.

From a wordy point of view the 'He deserved it, I would have done the same thing' crowd on this thread are the very people who should never be allowed anywhere near a firearm.

Perhaps the air marshalls should be replaced with psychiatric nurses and alsation dogs.