NEW YORK: Two military aircraft escorted a New York-bound American Airlines flight from Los Angeles after three passengers locked themselves in the bathroom, officials said Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. A law enforcement official said it wasn't thought to be terrorism related.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 jets to shadow Flight 34 until it landed safely at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport shortly after 4 pm (2000 GMT), the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.
A NORAD spokesman said passengers locked themselves in the bathroom and were still inside when the plane landed. The FBI was responding to the airport. The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
A law enforcement official says it isn't thought to be terrorism. A NORAD spokesman confirmed the military aircraft intercepted the flight about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of New York and shadowed it until it landed.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 jets to shadow Flight 34 until it landed safely at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport shortly after 4 pm (2000 GMT), the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.
A NORAD spokesman said passengers locked themselves in the bathroom and were still inside when the plane landed. The FBI was responding to the airport. The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
A law enforcement official says it isn't thought to be terrorism. A NORAD spokesman confirmed the military aircraft intercepted the flight about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of New York and shadowed it until it landed.
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