American Air jet diverted in "security incident"

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American Air jet diverted in "security incident"  =

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Wednesday September 11, 3:19 PM EDT =


HOUSTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - An American Airlines (AMR) jet bound for Dal=
las returned to Houston Intercontinental Airport shortly after takeoff on=
 Wednesday because of what an airlines spokesman called "a security incid=
ent" on board.

An FBI spokesman told a Houston television station there may have been an=
 attempted hijacking on board.

"It appears to be an attempted hijacking, but I do not have that confirme=
d," FBI agent Robert Doguim told KHOU-TV in Houston.

News reports said passengers reported seeing two men in the cabin with wh=
at appeared to be a weapon, possibly a folding knife. The reports said th=
e men were taken into custody.

American spokesman Gus Whitcomb told Reuters that two U.S. air marshalls =
were on the flight, as were four crew members and 50 passengers. =



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