The bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an aircraft as it was due to depart. 9News
A video clip circulating on social media showed the plane's captain apologising to passengers for Friday's takeoff delay because of the bear's escape from its crate in the cargo hold.a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport.
The airline said the bear was being flown from Baghdad to Dubai. But a person speaking on the video clip making the social media rounds suggested otherwise, saying the aircraft was an hour late for its trip to Baghdad and that passengers were being asked to disembark until the issue was resolved.An Iraqi Airways official confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday that the bear was, in fact, being transported to the Iraqi capital.
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