8 injured when JetBlue flight from San Juan hits turbulence


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials say at least eight passengers were injured when a JetBlue flight experienced turbulence while flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico; to Orlando, Florida.

JetBlue spokesman Doug McGraw tells Orlando station WESH (http://bit.ly/1NpdPnD ) that medical personnel met the flight when it arrived at Orlando International Airport at 8:52 p.m. Monday.

He says eight people were taken to a hospital for further evaluation.

No further details were immediately available.

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Information from: WESH-TV, http://www.wesh.com/index.html

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