American Airlines Flight 34 Escorted By Fighter Jets After Passengers Refuse To Leave Bathroom

Plane Escorted By Fighter Jets After Passengers Refuse To Leave Bathroom

Military jets escorted an American Airlines plane to a safe landing at New York City's JFK Airport on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

NBC LA reports that the two F-16 fighter jets were called into action after three passengers refused to come out of a bathroom on a flight originating in Los Angeles.

There was initially some confusion as to whether the jets had been called, with NBC New York noting that a security official first said fighter jets had been launched and then another security official said they had been set to launch.

A law enforcement official told the AP that the incident isn't thought to be terrorism.

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