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Alaska Airlines plane
The Alaska Airlines flight was diverted on Sunday after reporting a credible security threat. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

An Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Francisco was reportedly diverted to Portland, Oregon, after an off-duty pilot inside the cockpit attempted to disable the aircraft engines.

Alaska Airlines flight number 2059 operated by Horizon Air from Everett, Washington, was diverted on Sunday after reporting a credible security threat, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement.

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