They say the passengers then ran off the plane."People scurried to get off the plane," a male witness said.
"They were immediately told to hit the ground. The cops had their guns drawn and then they brought dogs out. The dogs went onto the plane."
So you survive a hijacking an threatened plane bombing only to be ordered to lay down and have a gun pointed at you.
I don't like it either, but in their defense they don't know for certain who's a victim and who's a perp in the initial moments. Plus it's a bit safer to by lying down if the plane blows up.