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Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight
Most headlines detail the passenger's restraint with duct tape, while one focuses on the flight diversion caused by the unruly passenger.
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What happenedThe incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline.
The headline splitKABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight". KTRK / ABC13 Houston frames it as "Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight".
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CenterUnruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight
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Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight
restrained with duct tape
The incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline.
Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight
restrained with duct tape
The incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline.
Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight
restrained with duct tape
The incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline.
Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight
The incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline.
Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight
The incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline.
Unruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duct tape during flight
The incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline.
