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NEWS ABOUT: hijacker

hijacker stories: 14 news summaries

 Fugitive in '68 Hijack 
 Nabbed at JFK 

After 41 years in Cuba, alleged hijacker could face life in prison

Oct 12, 09 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A longtime fugitive who allegedly hijacked a plane in 1968 and diverted it to Cuba was arrested yesterday at JFK Airport in New York and will be arraigned tomorrow. Luis Armando Pena Soltren, now 66, is accused of smuggling weapons inside a diaper bag and terrorizing dozens of passengers 41... More »

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US attorney • New York • Cuba • JFK Airport • hijacker • hijacking

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 Bible-Toting 
 Hijacker: 'Christ 
 Is Coming Soon' 

Acted on 'revelation,' with 'Father, Son and Holy Ghost' riding shotgun

Sep 9, 09 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bolivian man who commandeered a Mexican airliner today told authorities he was acting after a divine revelation, the AP reports, under the premise that today’s date—9/9/09—is the satanic number 666 upside down. Jose Flores, 44, told airline attendants that he and three others were taking control;... More »

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terrorism • Bible • hijacker • Jesus Christ • hijacking • religious beliefs • crazy • Aero Mexico • Jose Flores • Holy Ghost

(Newser) - The hijackers of the Russian-crewed freighter Arctic Sea planned to destroy it if their ransom demand was not met, Reuters reports. “The crew members have already confirmed that the captors demanded a ransom and threatened to blow up the vessel,” says a Russian defense official. There was no... More »

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ship • explosives • hijacker • pirates • Malta • ransom • Arctic Sea • Russian Navy

(Newser) - Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today distanced the administration from 9/11-related comments made by comedian Wanda Sykes at the White House Correspondents dinner, Politico reports. Some things “are better left for serious reflection,” Gibbs said. “There's no doubt 9/11 is part of that.” Sykes suggested that “... More »

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terrorism • Washington DC • Rush Limbaugh • September 11 • hijacker • White House Correspondents Dinner • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

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 Hijacker of Canadian Jet Surrenders 


Apr 20, 09 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hijacker of a Canadian jet demanding to fly from Jamaica to Cuba has freed the six crewmembers he was holding and surrendered, reports the BBC. The man, whom authorities described as "mentally challenged," appeared to check in normally last night, then forced his way aboard the CanJet... More »

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crime • Cuba • Jamaica • airline • aircraft • hijack • hijacker • jet • airline passengers • airplane • crew members • CanJet • Montego Bay

What Remains
of 9/11 Hijackers Is Unwanted

Work continues to ID fragments, but what
to do with them?

Jan 4, 09 6:43 PM CST
(Newser) - More than seven years after the September 11 attacks, meticulous work continues to identify the charred remains of those killed that day—including the hijackers. Less than 24 pounds of flesh and bone fragments linked to the terrorists are stored in undisclosed locations in New York and Virginia, Newsweek reports.... More »

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terrorism • World Trade Center • hijacker • remains • 9/11 attacks

Drunk 'Hijacker' Arrested After Making Bomb Threat

Man subdued by other passengers during flight from Turkey to Russia

Oct 15, 08 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man claiming to have explosives was foiled in an attempt to hijack a Turkish Airlines plane today, the BBC reports. The man, who was drunk, handed an attendant a note saying he had a bomb, then tried to force his way to the cockpit, but was overpowered by passengers.... More »

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Turkey • alcohol • crime • alcohol abuse • hijacker • plane hijacking • hijacking

 Cops Yank 
 Terror Suspects 
 off KLM Flight 

Two arrested onboard at Cologne airport

Sep 26, 08 4:56 AM CDT
(AP) - German police commandos may have averted a terrorist attack early today when they grabbed two suspects off an Amsterdam-bound flight before the plane took off from Cologne airport, reports AP. The pair had been under observation for months and a suicide note was found in their apartment saying they wanted... More »

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terrorism • Germany • terrorist • Cologne • hijacker • Air France KLM Group • airplane • suspected terrorists • plane hijacking

 Sudanese Hijackers Surrender

All passengers freed, 2 men arrested

Aug 27, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hijackers of a Sudanese flight from Darfur surrendered to authorities in Libya today after releasing all 95 passengers. The two men gave no motive, but asked for refugee status in France, Reuters reports. The pilot said the suspects are from the Sudanese Liberation Movement, a charge the group's leader... More »

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Darfur • Sudan • Libya • hijacker • plane hijacking • Sudan Liberation Movement • Abdel Wahed Mohammed al-Nur

 '20th Hijacker'
 Tried Suicide
 at Gitmo 

Detainee 'lost all hope' after learning of capital charges

May 21, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man accused of being al-Qaeda's 20th 9/11 hijacker tried to kill himself at Guantanamo Bay last month, Reuters reports. A lawyer for the Saudi said he cut his wrist open after learning that the Pentagon had filed capital charges against him. The charges were dropped last week without explanation... More »

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suicide • Pentagon • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • detainee • hijacker • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda

Charges Dropped Against '20th Hijacker'

Case against other accused 9/11 planners will go forward

May 13, 08 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US has dropped charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, who allegedly planned to be the “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks, Reuters reports. The US military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay rejected the charges against Qahtani “without prejudice,” meaning that the Saudi citizen may yet face prosecution. The charges... More »

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Pentagon • terrorism • military tribunal • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • hijacker • Guantanamo prisoners • plane hijacking • Mohammed al-Qahtani

 Gun-Blasting Pilot Suspended 

Can't carry a gun after he blows hole in fuselage during flight

Mar 26, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A trigger-happy US Airways pilot whose gun accidentally discharged in the cockpit has been suspended from the federal program that permits pilots to pack heat, reports CNN. He's also been yanked from flight duty pending the results of an investigation by the FAA, the TSA, and US Air. The shocking... More »

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terrorism • gun control • US Airways • airline • pilot • hijacker • airplane • guns

36 Years Later, Hijacker's Fate Still Intrigues

DB Cooper and his $200K parachuted out of plane, into legend

Nov 24, 07 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - The legend was born in 1971. A hijacker who said he had a bomb traded 36 plane passengers for $200,000 and passage to Mexico. The Boeing 727 took off from Sea-Tac Airport, and the man known as DB Cooper parachuted out the back and into history. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer... More »

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FBI • hijacker • unsolved mystery • DB Cooper • Sea Tac Airport

Second Bin Laden Tape Surfaces

Hijacker reads will in front of blazing Trade Center on terror anniversary

Sep 11, 07 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new videotape today from Osama Bin Laden on the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack features one of the hijackers reading his will over an image of the burning World Trade Center, AP reports. The videotape hasn't been posted on web sites, but frames have been released by... More »

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September 11 • video • Osama bin Laden • Walid al Shehri • videotape • hijacker

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