Passenger subdued after setting off firecracker on Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit

Passenger sets off firecracker on Delta flight

ROMULUS, Mich. — A Delta Airlines official says a passenger aboard a plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport set off firecrackers aboard the plane, causing a commotion and some minor injuries.

Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott says Delta Flight 253, an Airbus 330 carrying 278 passengers, was arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam on Friday afternoon when the firecrackers went off.

Elliott says the passenger was immediately subdued. She had no details on injuries.

An FBI spokeswoman in Detroit says the incident is being investigated.

Associated Press writer Shelley Adler in Washington contributed to this report.