Hear it: Newark-bound flight calls for help after flight attendant attacked

A United Airlines flight declared an emergency as it neared landing at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday evening, after a pilot said a passenger became violent.

Audio from ATC.com captured the exchange between the jet, which had 170 passengers and six crew members aboard.

Here is a partial transcript, edited for issues like garbled transmission:…

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