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One month after the 9/11 attacks, a man attempted to take control of an airplane leaving Chicago, shouting about crashing into the Sears tower. Passengers on the plane were able to restrain him, and the aircraft was escorted back to O Hare International Airport by military fighter jets.

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One month after the 9/11 attacks, a man attempted to take control of an airplane leaving Chicago, shouting about crashing into the Sears tower. Passengers on the plane were able to restrain him, and the aircraft was escorted back to O’Hare International Airport by military fighter jets.

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