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Upset Over Delay, Passenger Tweets Flight Hijacked, Arrested In Delhi
A man was arrested for allegedly falsely tweeting that a flight going from Dubai to Jaipur had been hijacked, police said on Thursday.
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Delhi Court Acquits 2 In 1981 Air India Plane Hijacking Case
A Delhi court today acquitted two men, accused of hijacking a New Delhi-Srinagar Air India flight and forcing it to land in Pakistan in 1981.
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Mumbai Millionaire Planted 'Hijack' Threat On Plane Over Girlfriend: Cops
A millionaire jeweler from Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly planting a note threatening a bomb and a hijack in the toilet of a Jet Airways flight, all because he wanted his girlfriend to quit the airline and live with him. Birju Kishore Salla, a frequent flyer, is the first to be arrested under a tough new anti-hijacking law which carries a m...
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Libyan Plane Hijackers Surrender, All Passengers And Crew Released
Hijackers claiming to have a grenade took over a Libyan plane Friday and diverted it to Malta before releasing everyone onboard and surrendering to authorities, officials said. "Final crew members leaving aircraft with hijackers," Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Twitter. Minutes later he added: "Hijackers surrendered, searched and take...
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Egypt Hijacking Without Passenger Deaths Fits Post-9/11 Pattern
The casualty-free conclusion to the hijacking of an EgyptAir jetliner Tuesday is typical of such incidents since security was tightened after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., with most would-be hostage takers now proving to be unarmed.
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Egyptian Hijacker's Suicide Belt Was Fake
Cypriot authorities have determined that the belt worn by an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday did not contain explosives, Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement.
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EgyptAir Plane Hijacked To Cyprus, Most Passengers Freed
An Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus by a man apparently distressed over a family matter.
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Hijack Warning for Air India Flight: Airports on High Alert
Airports across the country are on high alert and anti-hijack measures are in place after intelligence agencies warned of a possible hijack attempt on an Air India flight to Kabul in Afghanistan.
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Hijack Alert For Air India's Delhi-Kabul Flight. Taliban, IS Threat, Say Security Agencies
The Delhi airport is on high alert after intelligence agencies warned that a possible hijack attempt might be made on an Air India flight bound for Afghanistan. The threat perception is based on messages that surfaced earlier, indicating that both Islamic State militants and the Taliban may choose to target India, sources told NDTV.
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Hijack Alert For Delhi-Kabul Air India Flight, Security Stepped Up at Airports Ahead of Obama Visit
Intelligence agencies have issued a fresh and specific alert to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), about a possible hijack attempt on an Air India flight.
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Hijack Alert For Delhi-Kabul Air India Flight, Security Stepped Up at Airports Ahead of Obama Visit
Intelligence agencies have alerted the Bureau of Civil aviation security (BCAS) about a possible hijack attempt on an Air India flight. The security agencies have identified sensitive airports, including Kabul, and say that the Delhi-Kabul flight could be targeted.
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Hijacking scare on PIA plane, all passengers safe
A PIA aircraft has landed at Karachi after a passenger threatened to hijack it; all passengers have been evacuated, reports Press Trust of India and local Pakistani media. The plane was headed from Karachi to Bahawalpur.
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Alitalia crew foils hijack bid
Italian airline Alitalia has said an agitated passenger tried to attack a flight attendant aboard a Rome-bound flight and demanded the plane be diverted to Tripoli, Libya.But other attendants subdued the man and the flight landed safely in the Italian capital as scheduled.Alitalia says all 131 passengers aboard flight AZ329 from Paris on Sunday nig...
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Upset Over Delay, Passenger Tweets Flight Hijacked, Arrested In Delhi
A man was arrested for allegedly falsely tweeting that a flight going from Dubai to Jaipur had been hijacked, police said on Thursday.
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Delhi Court Acquits 2 In 1981 Air India Plane Hijacking Case
A Delhi court today acquitted two men, accused of hijacking a New Delhi-Srinagar Air India flight and forcing it to land in Pakistan in 1981.
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Mumbai Millionaire Planted 'Hijack' Threat On Plane Over Girlfriend: Cops
A millionaire jeweler from Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly planting a note threatening a bomb and a hijack in the toilet of a Jet Airways flight, all because he wanted his girlfriend to quit the airline and live with him. Birju Kishore Salla, a frequent flyer, is the first to be arrested under a tough new anti-hijacking law which carries a m...
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Libyan Plane Hijackers Surrender, All Passengers And Crew Released
Hijackers claiming to have a grenade took over a Libyan plane Friday and diverted it to Malta before releasing everyone onboard and surrendering to authorities, officials said. "Final crew members leaving aircraft with hijackers," Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Twitter. Minutes later he added: "Hijackers surrendered, searched and take...
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Egypt Hijacking Without Passenger Deaths Fits Post-9/11 Pattern
The casualty-free conclusion to the hijacking of an EgyptAir jetliner Tuesday is typical of such incidents since security was tightened after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., with most would-be hostage takers now proving to be unarmed.
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Egyptian Hijacker's Suicide Belt Was Fake
Cypriot authorities have determined that the belt worn by an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday did not contain explosives, Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement.
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EgyptAir Plane Hijacked To Cyprus, Most Passengers Freed
An Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus by a man apparently distressed over a family matter.
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Hijack Warning for Air India Flight: Airports on High Alert
Airports across the country are on high alert and anti-hijack measures are in place after intelligence agencies warned of a possible hijack attempt on an Air India flight to Kabul in Afghanistan.
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Hijack Alert For Air India's Delhi-Kabul Flight. Taliban, IS Threat, Say Security Agencies
The Delhi airport is on high alert after intelligence agencies warned that a possible hijack attempt might be made on an Air India flight bound for Afghanistan. The threat perception is based on messages that surfaced earlier, indicating that both Islamic State militants and the Taliban may choose to target India, sources told NDTV.
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Hijack Alert For Delhi-Kabul Air India Flight, Security Stepped Up at Airports Ahead of Obama Visit
Intelligence agencies have issued a fresh and specific alert to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), about a possible hijack attempt on an Air India flight.
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Hijack Alert For Delhi-Kabul Air India Flight, Security Stepped Up at Airports Ahead of Obama Visit
Intelligence agencies have alerted the Bureau of Civil aviation security (BCAS) about a possible hijack attempt on an Air India flight. The security agencies have identified sensitive airports, including Kabul, and say that the Delhi-Kabul flight could be targeted.
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Hijacking scare on PIA plane, all passengers safe
A PIA aircraft has landed at Karachi after a passenger threatened to hijack it; all passengers have been evacuated, reports Press Trust of India and local Pakistani media. The plane was headed from Karachi to Bahawalpur.
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Alitalia crew foils hijack bid
Italian airline Alitalia has said an agitated passenger tried to attack a flight attendant aboard a Rome-bound flight and demanded the plane be diverted to Tripoli, Libya.But other attendants subdued the man and the flight landed safely in the Italian capital as scheduled.Alitalia says all 131 passengers aboard flight AZ329 from Paris on Sunday nig...
