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United flight diverted over passenger disruption

A security concern forces United Flight UA2005 from Chicago to divert to Wisconsin with 147 passengers and six crew aboard, drawing a federal response

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A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin on Friday night after reports of an unruly passenger

  1. Frame 1A security concern forces United Flight UA2005 from Chicago to divert to Wisconsin with 147 passengers and six crew aboard, drawing a federal response.
  2. Frame 2United said the plane landed safely at Dane County Regional Airport near Madison to address an unruly passenger.
  3. Frame 3Law enforcement officers on board restrained the passenger before landing, according to Dane County airport officials.
  4. Frame 4Sheriff's deputies met the aircraft at the gate and removed the passenger from the flight.
  5. Frame 5The FBI's Madison office and local police responded, moving the incident into a federal review.
  6. Frame 6Next pressure point: whether the federal investigation produces charges or new scrutiny of in-flight security response.
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May 30, 6:38 PM EDT
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