Cops: Drunk woman tried to open UK-to-Boston jet's exit door

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Last Updated : Nov 18 2015 | 1:07 AM IST
Massachusetts State Police said a drunken passenger on a London-to-Boston British Airways flight tried to open an exit door on the plane and was restrained.
Police said the incident is not believed to have a link to terror.
British Airways told state police that a woman about 30 years old tried to open the exit door today on Flight 213.
The flight landed about a half-hour ahead of schedule at Boston's Logan International Airport at 1:30 PM.
A spokesman for state police says troopers have taken the passenger into custody.
State police tweeted: "No known nexus to terrorism at this time."
In a statement, British Airways called the passenger "unruly.
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First Published: Nov 18 2015 | 1:07 AM IST

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