Refugee’s suicide attempt diverts flight to Nashville

United Express flight 7565 originated in Houston and was bound for Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.

The passenger who attempted suicide was removed from the aircraft and taken to a hospital, said Lynne Lowrance, spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Nashville International Airport Authority.

Airport officials referred questions about the incident to the Transportation Security Administration, which reported a male passenger cut his wrists with a small razor blade.

The flight had eight evacuees on board, along with an unknown number of commercial passengers, said Capt. Robin Celatka of the 118th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard.

United spokesman Jeff Green said the flight resumed and landed safely Tuesday afternoon at Dulles.