US Airways flight from New York City to Phoenix diverted due to a security-related incident

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US Airways flight from New York City to Phoenix diverted due to a security-related incident: "A US Airways flight bound from New York to Phoenix was diverted to St. Louis Tuesday after three passengers acted suspiciously, the Transportation Safety Administration said.



A statement from TSA said US Airways flight 457, which took off from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, landed at Lambert Airport shortly before 8 a.m. TSA spokeswoman Sarah Horowitz would not elaborate on what exactly prompted the crew to consider the three passengers suspicious.

Lambert spokesman Jeff Lea said the plane landed without incident. TSA has not said if anyone was taken into custody.

Valerie Wunder, a spokeswoman for Phoenix-based US Airways, said the plane was checked and cleared, as were the 128 passengers. The plane was expected to resume its flight to Phoenix later Tuesday morning."

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