She called the police and Mr Routh was arrested near his home in Lancaster, Texas, more than 70 miles (110 km) from the scene of the shooting, several hours later.

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Four hours later, it landed at Stansted, a commercial airport 50 km northeast of London.

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She called the police and Mr Routh was arrested several hours later near his home in Lancaster, Texas, more than 70 miles (110 km) from the crime scene.

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The company said it intends to begin precursor flights later this year, flying an unpiloted reusable craft up to 22 miles (36 km) in a beta testing program.

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