Egypt foils bid to hijack flight from Turkey

Cairo:

Air marshals foiled an attempt by aSudanese passenger to hijack an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo and divert it to Jerusalem, an Egyptian security official said.

 

Minutes after take-off on Wednesday,the passenger took hold of a knife provided with meals for first-classpassengers and threatened crew, the official said.

 

The26-year-old, who was drunk, said he wanted to "liberate" Jerusalem,according to initial investigations. But marshals managed to overpower him andthe 87 passengers were able to continue their flight unharmed.