Passenger detained after being hit with an axe

A passenger who tried to force his way into the cockpit of a United Airlines plane has been detained after the co-pilot hit him on the head with an axe.

Passenger detained after being hit with an axe

A passenger who tried to force his way into the cockpit of a United Airlines plane has been detained after the co-pilot hit him on the head with an axe.

The FBI said Pablo Morcira, a banker from Uruguay, was restrained by the flight crew on a flight from Miami.

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