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Mitt Romney attacked on flight from Vancouver

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Former governor Mitt Romney was attacked by a passenger on an Air Canada flight Monday morning.

The former 2008 Republican presidential hopeful had been in Vancouver since Friday for the Winter Olympics, was attacked as he was leaving Vancouver with his wife, Ann According to Eric Fehrnstrom, Romney’s spokesman, Romney, 62, reportedly asked the passenger sitting in front of his wife to raise his seat during takeoff after the passenger had reclined his seat. The man allegedly became violent and took a swing at the former 2008 presidential hopeful.

Full story: Romney attacked on flight from Vancouver – Local News Updates – The Boston Globe