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Video captured the moment numerous passengers on an American Airlines flight from Albuquerque, N.M., to Chicago tackled a man and held him in on the ground, forcing the plane to be diverted over what the carrier called an in-flight "disturbance."

According to passengers, the scene started when the man attempted to open an emergency exit on the Tuesday flight.

"30 minutes after departing Albuquerque I was shaken out of my Panda Express and Tequila induced stupor by a man trying to aggressively open the airplane door 4 rows back," one of the passengers wrote on X, alongside photos of the aftermath. "Me and 5 other dudes had to wrestle him into the aisle, duct tape his legs, and throw flexi-cuffs on him."

While the airline and law enforcement authorities did not provide details on what happened, other passengers reported witnessing a similar scene. In one video, a flight attendant can be heard shouting for "flex cuffs."