\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA flight traveling from San Francisco to Munich was diverted to Boston on Thursday after a passenger allegedly attacked another person on board, according to Massachusetts State Police.Just before 8 a.m., state troopers were notified of a disturbance aboard Lufthansa Flight LH459. Police said a female passenger allegedly assaulted another passenger during the flight.”The reason for the diversion was an unruly passenger who posed a threat to the safe continuation of the flight,” a Lufthansa spokesperson said in a statement.According to authorities, the woman was restrained and handcuffed to her seat. The Airbus A380 was diverted to Boston Logan International Airport, where the passenger was taken into custody. State police said it was not immediately known whether anyone was injured. The incident remains under investigation.A FlightAware flight path shows the plane was over the Canadian province of Manitoba approaching Hudson Bay when it abruptly turned south, initially flying toward Chicago before continuing east to Boston. After landing in Boston, the passenger’s luggage was removed from the aircraft, and the plane was refueled before continuing to Munich, the airline said.Lufthansa said there were 508 passengers on board the aircraft.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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A flight traveling from San Francisco to Munich was diverted to Boston on Thursday after a passenger allegedly attacked another person on board, according to Massachusetts State Police.<\/p>\n
Just before 8 a.m., state troopers were notified of a disturbance aboard Lufthansa Flight LH459. Police said a female passenger allegedly assaulted another passenger during the flight.<\/p>\n
“The reason for the diversion was an unruly passenger who posed a threat to the safe continuation of the flight,” a Lufthansa spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n
According to authorities, the woman was restrained and handcuffed to her seat. The Airbus A380 was diverted to Boston Logan International Airport, where the passenger was taken into custody. <\/p>\n
State police said it was not immediately known whether anyone was injured. The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
A FlightAware flight path shows the plane was over the Canadian province of Manitoba approaching Hudson Bay when it abruptly turned south, initially flying toward Chicago before continuing east to Boston. <\/p>\n
After landing in Boston, the passenger’s luggage was removed from the aircraft, and the plane was refueled before continuing to Munich, the airline said.<\/p>\n
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