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Passenger detains plane terror suspect

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Passengers and crew overpowered a 23-year-old man who was trying to ignite an explosive device on a plane travelling from Amsterdam to Detroit.

One of the people on board was 32-year-old Jasper Schuringa, a Dutch independent filmmaker who was travelling to the United States on holiday.

He told BBC News how he helped cabin crew detain the alleged attacker.

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