article_snippet.sent: Atlanta (CNN)A passenger on an Atlanta-bound Air Canada flight told a CNN reporter on the plane Friday that a stranger sitting behind a CNN reporter tried to choke a CNN reporter.
article_snippet.sent: Oliver Minatel, 22, said a CNN reporter was sleeping on Air Canada Flight 8623 from Toronto when a CNN reporter felt something around a CNN reporter neck.
article_snippet.sent: With a rope, something that a CNN reporter has, a CNN reporter just jumped on a CNN reporter.
article_snippet.sent: That's what happened," Minatel told CNN's Paula Newton moments after the incident.
article_snippet.sent: I forced it (the cord) down and then other people came to help, and then I got out and a CNN reporter started saying that we were here to kill a CNN reporter," Minatel said.
article_snippet.sent: a CNN reporter was not restrained for the rest of the trip, but the flight crew told a CNN reporter to stay seated with a CNN reporter seat belt on.
article_snippet.sent: a CNN reporter kept trying to get out of a CNN reporter seat but other passengers yelled at a CNN reporter whenever a CNN reporter tried to stand up.
article_snippet.sent: a CNN reporter was escorted off The two-hour flight.
article_snippet.sent: Several witnesses said Several witnesses saw a CNN reporter try to choke Minatel with the cord of a CNN reporter headphones.
article_snippet.sent: "a CNN reporter was talking about how the team was trying to kill a CNN reporter.
article_snippet.sent: The Canadian businessman said The Canadian businessman and members of the team kept a close eye on a CNN reporter as the plane landed to make sure The Canadian businessman did not threaten other passengers.