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NEWS ABOUT: hijacking

hijacking stories: 23 news summaries

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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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Pirates Hijack Relief Ship Off
of Somalia

Attack is third within weeks off the coast long plagued by pirates

May 18, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pirates hijacked a Jordanian relief ship off the Somalia coast early yesterday, reports the BBC, and its 12-member international crew are now traveling north with its cargo of 4,000 tons of sugar. Jordan is reportedly working with the Danish embassy in Mogadishu, near where the boat was seized, to... More »

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Somalia • Jordan • kidnapping • East Africa • relief • attack • pirates • hijacking

Chinese Say They Foiled 2 Terror Plots

Hijack attempt blocked while earlier raid stopped Olympic attack

Mar 9, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - China has thwarted two terror attacks, a top official revealed today, including an attempted plane hijacking on Friday and a January raid that captured and killed terrorists aiming to "sabotage" the Beijing Olympics, reports CNN. Both incidents were linked to regional separatists whose “goal was very clear,”... More »

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China • terrorism • terror plots • 2008 Beijing Olympics • counterterrorism • terrorist • hijack • East Turkestan Islamic Movement • plane hijacking • hijacking

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