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https://au.news.yahoo.com/afp-called-emergency-major-airport-070500831.html
A Malaysia Airlines plane has madeu- [sic] a dramatic turn back to Sydney International Airport after a passenger became unruly and made references to Islam.
The MH122 Airbus-a330 flight to Kuala Lumpur was diverted back to Sydney and has been isolated on the tarmac with AFP officers called to the emergency.
A video of a man on-board the flight shows him talking to a member of the flight crew.
The man, who has a black backpack close by, can be heard in the video saying: “My name is Mohammed, slave of Allah.”
“Are you a slave of Allah? Are you? Say it. Say it! Are you a slave of Allah?” the man continued, seemingly asking a flight attendant.
That flight attendant can then be heard replying: “Yes I am”.
The flight was forced to return to Sydney Airport just before 4pm on Monday.
Several runways are closed, causing major delays to other international flights.
Passengers told NCA NewsWire at about 6pm that they were told they could disembark the flight but are still waiting for doors to open.
Video from the time showed a man kneeling in the aisle of the aircraft.
Earlier, another passenger said all travellers had been moved to the back of the plane, which remains on the international taxiway, as fire trucks surround the aircraft.
He told NCA NewsWire that the man allegedly began threatening people to not “touch his bag”.
“He was threatening people that he has a bag,” Mr Zubair said….
