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Afghan Airspace "Very Risky", Warns Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999
Captain Devi Sharan, a retired pilot of Air India whose plane IC-814 was hijacked to Kandahar in December 1999, said the Taliban, which has seized power in Kabul, can't be trusted as their ground fighters don't follow rules.
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Not Much Change In 20 Years: Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999 On Taliban
Devi Sharan, Captain of the Air India flight IC 814, said there was no change in the visuals of Afghanistan now from what he could recall seeing through the cockpit of the hijacked flight during that time.
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"Mamataji Offered Self In Exchange For Kandahar Hostages": Yashwant Sinha
Amid the prevailing tension in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in 1999, Mamata Banerjee, a Union Cabinet Minister then, had offered herself as a hostage in exchange for the passengers of the flight, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said today. Recalling his days with her as a colleague, the former senior BJP...
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Revealed: Exact Role Of Ajit Doval In Masood Azhar's Release For IC 814
The release of terror mastermind Masood Azhar in 1999 in exchange for the 155 passengers held hostage on the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 is at the core of an electoral battle today, but many details of this swap remain secret.
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"Who Freed Masood Azhar?": Rahul Gandhi Targets Ajit Doval Over Pulwama Attack
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today alleged that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was instrumental in releasing Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as part of negotiations in the 1999 Kandahar hijacking incident. It was this decision, he claimed, that allowed the Pakistan-based terrorist to orchestrate the killing of 40 CRPF soldiers in Jammu...
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Abdur Rehman Admits Link With Kandahar Plane Hijack Terrorists
Al-Qaeda Indian sub-continent (AQIS) operative Mohammed Abdur Rehman has admitted his links with the terrorists involved in the 1999 Kandahar plane hijack and 2002 American Centre blast incident in Kolkata, a senior police official said today.
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Handling of Kandahar Hijack Was 'Goofed Up', Says Former RAW Chief A S Dulat
Former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) A S Dulat has said that the response to the IC-814 hijack in 1999 was "goofed up" as no clear instructions were given to the police when the plane landed in Amritsar due to which the hijackers managed to take it to Kandahar in Afghanistan.
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Bill to Award Death Penalty to Hijackers May be Tabled in Parliament
Almost 15 years after the Kandahar hijack, a bill to award the death penalty to hijackers is likely to be brought to Parliament soon. The bill would also give the right to security forces to shoot down an aircraft which may be used as a missile.
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Mehrajuddin Dand, Kandahar hijack suspect, arrested in Jammu and Kashmir
Mehrajuddin Dand, the militant operating in Jammu and Kashmir for over 20 years, has been arrested by the police.
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Nagarjuna explores Kandahar hijacking in new film
The Kandahar hijacking of an Indian plane in 1999 seems to have suddenly become the hot topic in southern cinema.
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Kandahar hijacking case: JeM militant arrested in Bangladesh
Top JeM militant Nannu Mia, who claimed to have played a key role in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane in 1999 from Kathmandu to Kandahar, has been arrested along with four other militants in Dhaka.
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Afghan Airspace "Very Risky", Warns Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999
Captain Devi Sharan, a retired pilot of Air India whose plane IC-814 was hijacked to Kandahar in December 1999, said the Taliban, which has seized power in Kabul, can't be trusted as their ground fighters don't follow rules.
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Not Much Change In 20 Years: Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999 On Taliban
Devi Sharan, Captain of the Air India flight IC 814, said there was no change in the visuals of Afghanistan now from what he could recall seeing through the cockpit of the hijacked flight during that time.
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"Mamataji Offered Self In Exchange For Kandahar Hostages": Yashwant Sinha
Amid the prevailing tension in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in 1999, Mamata Banerjee, a Union Cabinet Minister then, had offered herself as a hostage in exchange for the passengers of the flight, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said today. Recalling his days with her as a colleague, the former senior BJP...
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Revealed: Exact Role Of Ajit Doval In Masood Azhar's Release For IC 814
The release of terror mastermind Masood Azhar in 1999 in exchange for the 155 passengers held hostage on the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 is at the core of an electoral battle today, but many details of this swap remain secret.
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"Who Freed Masood Azhar?": Rahul Gandhi Targets Ajit Doval Over Pulwama Attack
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today alleged that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was instrumental in releasing Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as part of negotiations in the 1999 Kandahar hijacking incident. It was this decision, he claimed, that allowed the Pakistan-based terrorist to orchestrate the killing of 40 CRPF soldiers in Jammu...
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Abdur Rehman Admits Link With Kandahar Plane Hijack Terrorists
Al-Qaeda Indian sub-continent (AQIS) operative Mohammed Abdur Rehman has admitted his links with the terrorists involved in the 1999 Kandahar plane hijack and 2002 American Centre blast incident in Kolkata, a senior police official said today.
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Handling of Kandahar Hijack Was 'Goofed Up', Says Former RAW Chief A S Dulat
Former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) A S Dulat has said that the response to the IC-814 hijack in 1999 was "goofed up" as no clear instructions were given to the police when the plane landed in Amritsar due to which the hijackers managed to take it to Kandahar in Afghanistan.
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Bill to Award Death Penalty to Hijackers May be Tabled in Parliament
Almost 15 years after the Kandahar hijack, a bill to award the death penalty to hijackers is likely to be brought to Parliament soon. The bill would also give the right to security forces to shoot down an aircraft which may be used as a missile.
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Mehrajuddin Dand, Kandahar hijack suspect, arrested in Jammu and Kashmir
Mehrajuddin Dand, the militant operating in Jammu and Kashmir for over 20 years, has been arrested by the police.
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Nagarjuna explores Kandahar hijacking in new film
The Kandahar hijacking of an Indian plane in 1999 seems to have suddenly become the hot topic in southern cinema.
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Kandahar hijacking case: JeM militant arrested in Bangladesh
Top JeM militant Nannu Mia, who claimed to have played a key role in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane in 1999 from Kathmandu to Kandahar, has been arrested along with four other militants in Dhaka.
