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US Air Force scrambles fighter jets after man 'tries to break into cockpit' on flight to Hawaii

The FBI boarded the plane and arrested the man (Photo: BPLUS.noisefloor.dnb)

A man tried to break into the cockpit of an American Airlines flight to Hawaii - prompting the US Air Force to scramble two fighter jets.

The flight was on its way from Los Angeles to Honolulu on Friday when there was a disturbance.

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