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Three injured on Delta flight after passenger tries to enter cockpit

By Jon Ostrower, CNN

Updated 0349 GMT (1149 HKT) July 7, 2017

(CNN)A Delta Air Lines flight made a turn
back soon aftertakeoff from Seattle to Beijing 
on Thursday night after apassenger attempted 
to enter the cockpit, according totwo people 
familiar with the incident.

Three people were injured in the incident aboard
Delta flight 129, including two passengers and 
one  crew member, the people said. The flight 
turned back as it was flying over the western 
coast of Canada.

The aircraft, a twin-aisle Boeing 767-300ER,
returned safely to Seattle-Tacoma International 
Airport around 7:40 PM local time under 
Department of Defense escort.

Delta in a statement to CNN said a passenger
was restrained and removed from flight 129 
because of a "security incident" onboard, but did 
not elaborate. The passenger was taken into 
custody by law enforcement officers after the 
flight returned tothe gate, Delta said.  
The Atlanta-based carrier said the flight
would re-depart for Beijing again Thursday
evening.

The Federal Aviation Administration referrede 
questions to local law enforcement and the North 
American Aerospace Defense Command.