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"We were coming back from Tunisia when this lady kicked off. She was off her face on drink," said witness John Smith, the Edinburgh News reported. "She slapped a young girl and then assaulted the cabin crew with her prosthetic leg. They took it off her, but she started kicking them with her good leg."
The 48-year-old was subdued and the pilot made an emergency landing in London. The woman was removed by police for questioning.
"It sounds funny, but it was not a laughing matter at the time. It was serious. She was totally drunk. It was pretty shocking," Smith said.
Can't believe were stuck in London because some crazy drunk woman with one leg started a bloody fight
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"Thomson Airways operates a zero tolerance policy with regards to any disruptive behavior on board and incidents of this type are extremely rare," according to an airline spokesman.