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Official: Hijacking thwarted on flight to Cairo
AP ^ | Oct 21, 2009 | MAAMOUN YOUSSEF

Posted on 10/21/2009 1:31:36 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

A Sudanese man used a knife from the in-flight meal to threaten crew members after the plane left Turkish airspace and demanded that the flight be diverted to Jerusalem, the official said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airlines; cairo; egyptair; hijack; hijacker; hijacking; israel; istanbul; jerusalem; knife; sudan; sudanese; tm; turkey

1 posted on 10/21/2009 1:31:37 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
wait, a knife from the in-flight meal?

come on.

2 posted on 10/21/2009 1:32:34 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
"The plane is MINE!!!"


3 posted on 10/21/2009 1:34:01 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: thefactor

Well he was thwarted. Somebody’s probably laughing at the stupid ass right now.


4 posted on 10/21/2009 1:34:02 PM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

THREAD BUMP.


5 posted on 10/21/2009 1:35:02 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Those knives can't even cut the meal they serve them with!

-PJ

6 posted on 10/21/2009 1:41:22 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Comprehensive congressional reform legislation only yields incomprehensible bills that nobody reads.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Crap... there go the utensils...


7 posted on 10/21/2009 1:42:46 PM PDT by pgyanke (You have no "rights" that require an involuntary burden on another person. Period. - MrB)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Remember the good old days when folks would hijack a plane to GET TO Cuba?


8 posted on 10/21/2009 1:44:15 PM PDT by 21twelve (Drive Reality out with a pitchfork if you want , it always comes back.)
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To: All

GOOD WORK SEURITY GUARDS ON EGYPT AIR.

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3793613,00.html
(AP)

“Official: Hijacking thwarted on flight to Cairo”
Published: 10.21.09, 21:47 / Israel News

SNIPPET: “The official says a Sudanese man used a knife from the in-flight meal to threaten crew and demand that the flight be diverted to Jerusalem. He says guards on the flight were able to detain the man and no one was hurt.”


9 posted on 10/21/2009 1:50:08 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Berlin_Freeper
and demanded that the flight be diverted to Jerusalem

And we know how hijacker friendly Israel is. Prime Minister Netanyahu lost his brother Yonatan in the Entebe raid to free passengers held hostage on a hijacked airliner.

10 posted on 10/21/2009 1:51:08 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Soon everyone will win a Nobel Peace Prize for not being George Bush...well, except for George Bush.)
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To: thefactor

Even your personal car/house keys when used correctly (as a weapon) can be a powerful weapon.


11 posted on 10/21/2009 1:52:41 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: thefactor

The spork is mightier than the sword.


12 posted on 10/21/2009 2:11:10 PM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: Cindy

if some guys pulls a set of keys to hijack a plane that i am on, he’d better be a friggin’ ninja because i’ll have my set on me as well and i know how to fight dirty. (i’m a cop. they taught me how to fight that way.)


13 posted on 10/21/2009 2:13:57 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: Political Junkie Too
You don't want to eat the meals on Egypt Air, knife or no knife. The spinach is usually the best part.
14 posted on 10/21/2009 6:49:30 PM PDT by Cheesehead In Dubai (used to be Cheesehead in Texas, but I moved)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
A Sudanese man used a knife from the in-flight meal to threaten crew members after the plane left Turkish airspace and demanded that the flight be diverted to Jerusalem...

15 posted on 10/21/2009 8:07:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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