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'Stolen' plane closes Seattle airport before crashing into sea | |
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All flights were grounded at Seattle-Tacoma international airport in the US when a passenger plane took off without permission. | |
Authorities said an airline employee had made "an unauthorised take-off" without any passengers on board. | |
Officials said the plane later crashed into the sea. The identity and condition of the pilot are not known. | |
US fighter jets were reportedly scrambled when the passenger plane took off. | |
The plane was a Horizon Air Q400, according to a statement from Horizon's partner airline Alaska Airlines. | |
The Q400 is a twin-prop aeroplane with up to 78 seats, depending on configuration. | |
Video of the plane flying circuits near the airport, in Washington state, was posted on social media platforms. | |
The airport said flights to and from Seattle-Tacoma had resumed. |