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| Passenger Tasered on Easyjet plane at Gatwick | Passenger Tasered on Easyjet plane at Gatwick |
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| A passenger on an Easyjet aircraft at Gatwick Airport has been Tasered by police shortly before it was due to take off for Belfast. | A passenger on an Easyjet aircraft at Gatwick Airport has been Tasered by police shortly before it was due to take off for Belfast. |
| Officers boarded the plane shortly after 08:00 BST following reports a passenger had become abusive in an argument over luggage. | Officers boarded the plane shortly after 08:00 BST following reports a passenger had become abusive in an argument over luggage. |
| A man has been arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace and is in custody, a Sussex Police spokesman said. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace and is in custody, a Sussex Police spokesman said. |
| Witness statements are being taken from passengers and crew aboard the plane. | Witness statements are being taken from passengers and crew aboard the plane. |
| In a statement, Easyjet said police were called to the aircraft "due to a passenger behaving disruptively". | |
| The other passengers were taken off the plane following the arrest, police said. | The other passengers were taken off the plane following the arrest, police said. |
| Flight EZY831 was delayed by almost three hours and the plane took off just before 10:55. |