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JetBlue Pilot’s Breakdown Prompts Emergency Landing

HeadlineMar 28, 2012

A JetBlue plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas on Tuesday after its captain apparently suffered a mental breakdown and accosted passengers on board. According to reports, the pilot emerged from the cockpit ranting about threats from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan as well as urging passengers to recite the Lord’s Prayer as he marched through the cabin. Four passengers restrained him while a co-pilot and another pilot who happened to be on board landed the plane.

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