Ten injured on flight from Hawaii to San Francisco

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Ten injured on flight from Hawaii to San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) =97 A United Airlines flight from Hawaii to San Francisco=
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plunged suddenly after hitting turbulence early Thursday, injuring 10=20
people, including five flight attendants who were slammed into the jet's=20
ceiling. Seven of those injured were taken to a hospital, San Francisco=20
International Airport officials said. The flight was carrying 147=20
passengers. The seat belt sign was on when the plane began to shake and=20
then dropped toward the Pacific about an hour southwest of San Francisco,=20
airport duty manager Dennis Neves said. "Once you've got a sharp drop like=
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that, everything hits the roof," he said. When the flight arrived around=20
4:30 a.m., paramedics treated 10 people at the gate. Four of them had their=
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necks and backs stabilized before they were taken to the hospital. Neves=20
said he thought the plane was flying close to a storm that was bearing down=
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on San Francisco


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