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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Staff and agencies in Jerusalem

Nine arrested in Israel after air crash images sent to plane passengers

Aerial view of Ben Gurion airport in Israel
Ben Gurion airport. Those detained were removed from the flight, which was able to depart about four hours later Photograph: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP/Getty Images

A taxiing plane returned to the gate at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport after photos of aviation disasters popped up on passengers’ phones – sent, Israeli authorities believe, by nine people onboard using the iPhone AirDrop function.

The incident happened shortly before the AnadoluJet passenger plane was readying for takeoff for Istanbul, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) said.

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