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Plane on way to Toronto diverted to Halifax after alleged assault

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Dec, 2014 10:41 AM

    HALIFAX — A South African woman was arrested in Halifax today for allegedly assaulting two flight attendants during a flight from London to Toronto.

    RCMP Sgt. Al LeBlanc says the Air Canada flight had to be diverted to Halifax at about 12:30 p.m. local time.

    LeBlanc says police apprehended the woman after it landed at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport and nobody was hurt.

    A spokeswoman for the airport says 239 people were on board the flight.

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