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The Leominster man then allegedly attacked one of the flight attendants using a broken metal spoon, hitting the flight attendant on the neck three times. Passengers tackled Torres, and he was restrained with the assistance of flight crew. Torres was taken into custody upon the flight’s arrival to Boston. In later interviews, passengers reported that Torres had asked a fellow passenger about the safety card — and where it showed the location of the door handle during the flight attendants’ safety briefing

Courtesy of Tribune prior to takeoff. Also, Torres was seen pacing in the galley before attacking the flight attendant. Following an initial appearance on Monday before a U.S. District Court magistrate, Torres was detained pending a hearing set for Thursday. news.ed@ocolly.com