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A family were removed from a London-bound flight by counter-terrorism police because their one-year-old daughter was crying.

Ariella and Mark Aziz, of north London, were travelling home after celebrating Passover in Israel when cabin crew members asked their daughter to move from her allocated seat, according to a report in Jewish News.

The youngster, named Sarina, was made to sit on her father’s lap in keeping with Dutch airline Transavia rules.

But as the flight set off towards the runway of Ben-Gurion airport Sarina became agitated and the family struggled to keep her in the connector belt for infants under the age of two.

Although the flight was already an hour late the pilot turned around and armed police boarded the plane.

The family were removed from the plane by counter-terrorism police and forced to spend another day in Tel Aviv without any accommodation.

Mrs Aziz told Jewish News: “Everyone could see we were trying to calm Sarina down but we couldn’t do anything.

“She was screaming, flailing around, hitting her head and injuring herself.

“She got herself so worked up she was sick. The stewards were so aggressive, they weren’t helping at all.”

She added: “It was like a terrorist incident, I couldn’t believe it.

“The next thing you know we’re all in squad cars heading back to Ben Gurion.”

A spokeswoman for the Standard: “It is very important that Flight safety instructions are followed by all our passengers.

"It was unfortunate that the child was ill, but even then the flight safety rules must be followed.

"Safety of our passengers and crew is our first en most important priority."