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<p>Authorities use explosive sniffing dogs dogs to search luggage after an emergency landing at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Amarillo, Texas, after an unruly pilot caused a Las Vegas-bound JetBlue flight to be diverted Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Passengers said the pilot screamed that Iraq or Afghanistan had planted a bomb on the flight, was locked out of the cockpit, and then tackled and restrained by passengers. The pilot who subsequently took command of the aircraft elected to land in Amarillo at about 10 a.m., JetBlue Airways said in a statement. (AP Photo/The Amarillo Globe News, Roberto Rodriguez)</p>

<p>Authorities use explosive sniffing dogs dogs to search luggage after an emergency landing at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Amarillo, Texas, after an unruly pilot caused a Las Vegas-bound JetBlue flight to be diverted Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Passengers said the pilot screamed that Iraq or Afghanistan had planted a bomb on the flight, was locked out of the cockpit, and then tackled and restrained by passengers. The pilot who subsequently took command…

March 28, 2012

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JetBlue captain: 'They're going to take us down!'
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JetBlue captain: 'They're going to take us down!'

Plane lands in Amarillo, Texas, after pilot incident

LAS VEGAS - Screaming "They're going to take us down!" a JetBlue pilot stormed through his plane rambling about a bomb and threats from Iraq Tuesday until passengers on the Las Vegas-bound flight tackled him to the ground just outside the cockpit, passengers said.