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Passenger dies on Aeroflot flight | Passenger dies on Aeroflot flight |
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Police in Toronto, Canada, have interviewed nearly 200 passengers from a Russian Aeroflot airliner on which a man died after an alleged drunken row. | |
Reports say he had been drinking when a dispute erupted and he was subdued, apparently by both passengers and crew, before being led to another seat. | Reports say he had been drinking when a dispute erupted and he was subdued, apparently by both passengers and crew, before being led to another seat. |
One passenger told Canada's CBC News the man had been "bothering" a woman. | One passenger told Canada's CBC News the man had been "bothering" a woman. |
She was "shouting back at him because he obviously did something that he shouldn't have done", the witness said. | She was "shouting back at him because he obviously did something that he shouldn't have done", the witness said. |
Canadian authorities are awaiting the results of the post-mortem before commenting on the likely cause of death, CBC reports. | Canadian authorities are awaiting the results of the post-mortem before commenting on the likely cause of death, CBC reports. |
Toronto's Pearson International Airport was not commenting on the incident after the plane's arrival early on Wednesday evening, following a nine-hour flight. | Toronto's Pearson International Airport was not commenting on the incident after the plane's arrival early on Wednesday evening, following a nine-hour flight. |
The dead man, said to be a Russian in his early 40s, has not been identified. | The dead man, said to be a Russian in his early 40s, has not been identified. |
"The guy was really drunk and annoying people," one 34-year-old witness, named as Mike, told the Globe and Mail newspaper. | "The guy was really drunk and annoying people," one 34-year-old witness, named as Mike, told the Globe and Mail newspaper. |
Other passengers interviewed by the newspaper said several people on the plane had been drinking alcohol from the bottle. | Other passengers interviewed by the newspaper said several people on the plane had been drinking alcohol from the bottle. |
Attendants moved the man away to a separate location from where he was sitting toward the business-class area of the plane, police told CBC News. | Attendants moved the man away to a separate location from where he was sitting toward the business-class area of the plane, police told CBC News. |
A passenger reportedly saw him lie down and turn blue. | A passenger reportedly saw him lie down and turn blue. |
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