7 People Taken to Hospital After Lightning Struck Airplane

Seven passengers on a Lufthansa flight experienced “severe turbulence” while flying over Tennessee and were taken to nearby hospitals after the plane was diverted to Dulles International Airport. According to a tweet from Stryker Fadhel, the husband of one of the passengers, lightning had reportedly struck the aircraft, and dropped 1,000 feet afterwards. The Federal Aviation Administration has now begun investigating the incident that occurred on board the Airbus A330, which was en route from …

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