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Aircraft passenger attacks pilots with an axe in Norway - report

Airline Industry Information, Sept 29, 2004

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Two pilots of the Norwegian airline Kato Air were reportedly attacked by a passenger with an axe during the approach to Bodo airport on Wednesday (29 September).

The pilots were injured, but still managed to make an emergency landing. Both the pilots and one injured passenger were reportedly sent to a hospital after the incident.

The passenger, allegedly of foreign descent, was arrested, but the reason for the attack was not yet known, reported the Norwegian online news service Nettavisen.

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