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Terrifying moments as plane door opens midair on Asiana Airlines flight

The door of an Asiana Airlines jet opened as it was coming to land in Daegu, South Korea, leaving wind whipping through the plane’s cabin as terrified passengers gripped their armrests, video of the incident shows. Local police said a man has been arrested. They said he confessed to opening the door, but would not say why he did it.  According to the Daegu Fire Department, 12 people suffered minor injuries from hyperventilation and nine of them have been sent to hospitals in Daegu.