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'Violent Incident' Between Pilots: Netanyahu Holds Consultation — What We Know About FlyDubai Flight Scare
The Israeli military said fighter jets were scrambled after the emergency signal was sent, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence officials held a security consultation.
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'We Can Confirm...': FlyDubai Issues First Statement Amid Hijacking Scare
The aircraft was scheduled to land at Ben Gurion at about 9:10 a.m. local time, but turned away, descended sharply and disappeared from tracking sites near Tabuk.
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Hijacking Scare On Fly Dubai Flight, Plane Carrying 174 Passengers Diverted To Saudi Arabia
Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft descending to about 15,000 feet and making a sharp turn over northern Saudi Arabia.
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Sole Occupant Hijacks Small Plane, Arrested After Landing In Vancouver
Travel at one of Canada's busiest airports was briefly halted Tuesday after federal police received a report that a small plane had been "hijacked," officials said.
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US Man Attempts To Hijack Plane, Shot Dead By Passenger: Report
A knife-wielding US citizen attempted to hijack a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday (local time), injuring three people before being shot dead by a fellow passenger, the New York Post reported, citing officials.
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US Citizen Hijacks Small Plane At Knifepoint In Belize; 3 Injured: Report
A U.S. citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint, injuring three other passengers before being shot and killed, ABC News reported.
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Flyer Arrested For Allegedly Talking About 'Hijacking' On Vistara Plane
A 23-year-old male passenger on board Vistara's Mumbai-Delhi flight was arrested after he was heard speaking over his phone about a "hijacking plan" shortly before the plane was to take off from the city airport
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Man Threatens To Hijack Planes From Bhopal, Indore, Take Them To Pakistan: Report
Police have detained a 34-year-old man for allegedly threatening to hijack planes from Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal and Indore airports and take them to Pakistan, an official said today.
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142 Passengers Watch As Armed Hijacker Overpowered On Bangladesh Flight
Bangladesh security officials on Sunday foiled a hijacking attempt of a Dubai-bound plane, which made an emergency landing at a coastal city in the country following the incident, officials said.
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Bangladesh Pilot Among Four Arrested For Plotting To Hijack Plane
Bangladesh on Tuesday arrested four persons, including a pilot of the national carrier and his mother, for their alleged links with a banned militant outfit and plotting a dramatic plane attack.
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Amarinder Singh Extends Legal Help To Two 1981 Hijackers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today directed the state's legal aid team to extend help to two Sikhs facing possibilities of 'double jeopardy' in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane to Lahore 36 years ago.
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Grenade, 2 Pistols On Hijacked Libyan Plane: Maltese PM
Two men who hijacked a Libyan plane and forced it to land in Malta on Friday had a grenade and a handgun, and a second gun was found in a search of the aircraft, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said.
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LIVE: Libyan Afriqiyah Airways Plane Hijacked, Lands In Malta
Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Friday on Twitter he had been alerted to a "potential hijack" of a Libyan plane reported to be headed for the Mediterranean island.
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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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Cyprus Orders Plane Hijacking Suspect Extradited To Egypt
A Cypriot court ruled on Friday that an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a plane and diverting it to Cyprus can be extradited to Cairo for his alleged crimes.
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'Violent Incident' Between Pilots: Netanyahu Holds Consultation — What We Know About FlyDubai Flight Scare
The Israeli military said fighter jets were scrambled after the emergency signal was sent, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence officials held a security consultation.
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'We Can Confirm...': FlyDubai Issues First Statement Amid Hijacking Scare
The aircraft was scheduled to land at Ben Gurion at about 9:10 a.m. local time, but turned away, descended sharply and disappeared from tracking sites near Tabuk.
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Hijacking Scare On Fly Dubai Flight, Plane Carrying 174 Passengers Diverted To Saudi Arabia
Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft descending to about 15,000 feet and making a sharp turn over northern Saudi Arabia.
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Sole Occupant Hijacks Small Plane, Arrested After Landing In Vancouver
Travel at one of Canada's busiest airports was briefly halted Tuesday after federal police received a report that a small plane had been "hijacked," officials said.
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US Man Attempts To Hijack Plane, Shot Dead By Passenger: Report
A knife-wielding US citizen attempted to hijack a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday (local time), injuring three people before being shot dead by a fellow passenger, the New York Post reported, citing officials.
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US Citizen Hijacks Small Plane At Knifepoint In Belize; 3 Injured: Report
A U.S. citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint, injuring three other passengers before being shot and killed, ABC News reported.
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Flyer Arrested For Allegedly Talking About 'Hijacking' On Vistara Plane
A 23-year-old male passenger on board Vistara's Mumbai-Delhi flight was arrested after he was heard speaking over his phone about a "hijacking plan" shortly before the plane was to take off from the city airport
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Man Threatens To Hijack Planes From Bhopal, Indore, Take Them To Pakistan: Report
Police have detained a 34-year-old man for allegedly threatening to hijack planes from Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal and Indore airports and take them to Pakistan, an official said today.
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142 Passengers Watch As Armed Hijacker Overpowered On Bangladesh Flight
Bangladesh security officials on Sunday foiled a hijacking attempt of a Dubai-bound plane, which made an emergency landing at a coastal city in the country following the incident, officials said.
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Bangladesh Pilot Among Four Arrested For Plotting To Hijack Plane
Bangladesh on Tuesday arrested four persons, including a pilot of the national carrier and his mother, for their alleged links with a banned militant outfit and plotting a dramatic plane attack.
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Amarinder Singh Extends Legal Help To Two 1981 Hijackers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today directed the state's legal aid team to extend help to two Sikhs facing possibilities of 'double jeopardy' in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane to Lahore 36 years ago.
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Grenade, 2 Pistols On Hijacked Libyan Plane: Maltese PM
Two men who hijacked a Libyan plane and forced it to land in Malta on Friday had a grenade and a handgun, and a second gun was found in a search of the aircraft, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said.
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LIVE: Libyan Afriqiyah Airways Plane Hijacked, Lands In Malta
Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Friday on Twitter he had been alerted to a "potential hijack" of a Libyan plane reported to be headed for the Mediterranean island.
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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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Cyprus Orders Plane Hijacking Suspect Extradited To Egypt
A Cypriot court ruled on Friday that an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a plane and diverting it to Cyprus can be extradited to Cairo for his alleged crimes.
