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US man tries to open emergency exit door of United Airlines plane, stab flight attendant; arrested

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A 33-year-old man from Leominster, Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged for allegedly trying to open an emergency exit door while aboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston and then attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck, the US Department of Justice said. It said that Francisco Severo Torres was charged with one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapon.