Saturday, August 18, 2007

Turkish Hijacking Ends Peacefull

Two men, who tried to hijack a Turkish plane, have surrendered after all 136 passengers and crew escaped unharmed. The Atlas Jet plan was flying from Northern Cyprus to Istanbul when the two men tried to divert it to Iran. Instead, the pilot landed the plane in the southern city of Antalya, claiming it needed refuelling. Turkey's interior ministry said one of the hijackers was a Turkish national and the other had a Syrian passport. Their motives are not yet known.

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