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United Airlines Flight Bound for Minneapolis Is Diverted because of an Unruly Passenger
Law enforcement on board restrained the 75-year-old passenger, and the FBI said airlines have reported more than 640 unruly incidents this year.
- United Airlines Flight 2005 diverted to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday night after a passenger allegedly attempted to breach the cockpit, landing safely at 9:29 p.m.
- The flight declared a high-level emergency after the passenger's alleged breach attempt, with the crew transmitting squawk code 7500, the internationally recognized hijacking signal, to alert authorities.
- Off-Duty law enforcement officers on board subdued the suspect without further escalation, and the carrier confirmed no injuries among the 147 passengers and six crew members aboard the Boeing 737.
- Dane County Sheriff's Office deputies detained the suspect upon landing, while the FBI Milwaukee Field Office assumed the investigation and passengers resumed their flight to Minneapolis early Saturday morning.
- Federal authorities are reviewing the incident for potential legal action as cockpit security procedures remain significantly enhanced since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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