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| A Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing at Prague airport after a drunk passenger started a fight and demanded a change of route. | A Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing at Prague airport after a drunk passenger started a fight and demanded a change of route. |
| Czech police described the incident as an attempted hijacking, but said the hijacker had been pacified on board. | |
| Russia's Tass news agency says the man fought with two other passengers on the Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Geneva, and threatened to damage the plane. | |
| An Aeroflot spokeswoman said there was an "attempted assault" on the crew. | |
| The Airbus A-320 taxied to an outer area of the airport, where it was surrounded by emergency vehicles. | |
| According to Tass, the trouble-maker was bound and handed over to the Czech police. | |
| Police are reported to be inspecting the plane and luggage, before giving the go-ahead for the plane to continue to Geneva. | |
| "The culprit was foiled on board the plane, meaning he was pacified," Czech police spokesman Pavel Hantak told Reuters news agency. | |
| He added that this had not resulted in any damage to the man's health. |