A Spirit-Airlines flight was was struck by gunfire Monday while attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The Miami Herald reported that the aircraft, which left from Fort Lauderdale, was diverted to an airport in the Dominican Republic where it landed safely.
The Miami Herald quotes a source who said at least one person, a flight attendant, was grazed by a bullet.
A spokesperson for Spirit Airlines did not respond to a Herald request for comment.
The incident forced the airport authority at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Haiti's capital to ground all commercial flights.
Flight tracking showed both Jetblue Airways and Amerijet Cargo planes turning away from Haiti.
The incident marks the second time in the last few weeks that an aircraft travelling over Port-au-Prince airspace was struck by gunfire from armed gangs.
Last month, a United Nations helicopter was struck by gang gunfire and forced to return to the airport. No one was injured.
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