US Delta Air Lines and the FBI have initiated an urgent investigation after needles were found in turkey sandwiches served aboard four flights from Amsterdam, injuring a passenger.
The airline said what appeared to be sewing needles were found in five sandwiches on Sunday. One passenger on a flight to Minneapolis was injured, but the passenger declined medical attention, said Delta spokeswoman Kristin Baur. The other needles were on two flights to Atlanta and one to Seattle.
The FBI's Atlanta office had opened a criminal investigation into the matter, the agency said.
Ms Baur said flight attendants stopped serving the sandwiches as soon as the needle was discovered. Messages went out to other flights en route from Amsterdam, where the sandwiches had been prepared by a catering company. Another sandwich served on the Minneapolis-bound flight also had a needle, she said.
After the needles were found, passengers were served pizza instead.
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