2 injured after passenger assaults Delta flight attendant

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A Beijing-bound Delta Airlines flight had to return to Seattle Thursday night after a passenger attacked a flight attendant.

The incident took place on Flight 129 about 45 minutes after takeoff. In a statement, Delta told USA Today "the passenger was restrained onboard and was removed from the flight by law enforcement without further incident when the aircraft arrived back in Seattle." A passenger and the flight attendant were injured, and taken to a hospital. The FBI is now investigating the incident, and it is not being seen as a security threat, Sea-Tac Airport spokesperson Perry Cooper said.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.