TERRORISM: Passenger Held After Plane Diverted

An American Airlines Flight was diverted on Saturday after a passenger passed a note to crew members demanding to be taken to Autralia. The flight was diverted to Dulles International Airport in Washington where the FBI took the passenger into custody.

"The flight left New York's LaGuardia Airport at 10:57 a.m. bound for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It landed at about noon at Dulles, which is 33 miles away."

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[Edited on 10-1-2004 by SkepticOverlord]

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