Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Seven people were injured Wednesday after a United Airlines flight hit "severe" turbulence over Louisiana. The Boeing 737-900 was diverted to Tennessee for an emergency landing, according to the airline.
United Flight 1196 was traveling from Cancun, Mexico, to Chicago on Wednesday afternoon when it encountered "a brief period of severe turbulence while the seatbelt sign was on," United Airlines said in a statement.