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Police: LIer arrested on JFK-bound flight

A Long Island man was arrested after causing a New York-bound flight to be diverted. Police say American Airlines flight 622 from Phoenix to JFK was diverted to Wichita, Kansas, just before 7 p.m.

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Nov 4, 2015, 10:12 PM

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