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Passengers scream during turbulence on Tunisia-bound Turkish Airlines flight

Al Jazeera footage shows passengers reacting as turbulence affected a Turkish Airlines flight travelling to Tunisia. No injuries or final aircraft outcome have been confirmed.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
Passengers react as a uniformed crew member moves through an airplane cabin during turbulence.
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Passengers reportedly screamed when turbulence affected a Turkish Airlines flight travelling to Tunisia, according to video footage published by Al Jazeera Global News.

The footage shows passengers appearing startled as a uniformed crew member moves through the cabin during the reported turbulence.

The event digest accompanying the report describes the turbulence as severe. Al Jazeera’s headline includes a claim that passengers “started to plummet”, but the supplied material does not identify who made the statement or independently establish a loss of altitude.

No flight number, departure point, date or time has been provided. The supplied material also does not say whether anyone was injured or detail what happened to the aircraft after the turbulence.

There is no confirmation of a crash or emergency landing.

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