He was a member of that prestigious club "Religion of Peace"

His password was "alluhu akbar" which he screamed out more than 20 times while trying to get into the cockpit.

.... Other flight attendants, retired San Mateo police Officer Larry Wright, a retired Secret Service agent, an off-duty American Airlines pilot and Olympic shot put champion Bill Nieder jumped from their seats to help subdue him.

Nieder, 77, of Angels Camp (Calaveras County), who won the gold in Rome in 1960, said, "My thought was he was trying to get into the pilots' area. It happened so quick I didn't have time to be scared."

Wright, 54, who retired from the San Mateo police force four years ago after a 27-year career, said he believed Al-Murisi may have been trying to "crash the airplane."

Al-Murisi said "Allahu Akbar" about 30 times during the incident, and his skin was clammy, "almost moist," Wright said.

Wright said the Sept. 11 attacks were on his mind when he acted. "When the twin towers fell, I swore to myself that I would never be a victim," he said.

h/t: MF