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Belarusian student uses a lighter on American airplane, pilot decides to land

Washington, Usa- The young man arrested, but authorities don’t think he’s a terrorist

Authorities believe that the Belarusian student arrested in Utah for having been using a lighter on a American Airlines airplane is not a terrorist. But the reasons of the use of the lighter are still to explain. A travelling companion of the student has been interrogated but not arrested. A spokesman of the company has defined what happened "an unusual situation". Flight AA871 took off from Chicago...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 32362
Rome, Italy, 08/22/2002 17:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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