2 Passengers Held After Causing Jet’s Evacuation
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — An America West pilot ordered a runway evacuation after landing Friday because two passengers jiggled the cockpit door and asked suspicious questions during a Phoenix-to-Columbus flight.
The two men, who had Saudi Arabian passports, were in custody but not under arrest, said Richard Morgan, chief of airport safety at Port Columbus International Airport. They had no weapons, he said.
The men, whose identities were not disclosed, made no threats, Morgan said.
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