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Australian pilot reports hijack bid on flight to Bali: Indonesian official
Reuters ^ | Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:36am EDT | (Reporting by Jonathan Thatcher; Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Michael Urquhart)

Posted on 04/25/2014 12:57:08 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid

The pilot of a Virgin Australia plane flying to the Indonesian holiday island of Bali reported a hijacking attempt on Friday after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit, an Indonesian transport official said.

Metro TV had earlier cited an Indonesian air force spokesman as saying the plane had been hijacked.

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1 posted on 04/25/2014 12:57:08 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: The KG9 Kid

Plane sitting at the end of the runway at this time, reportedly.

USA Today and Sydney Morning Herald have info. Drunk passenger it appears, not a hijacking. I’ll ask for this thread to be removed from Breaking News.


2 posted on 04/25/2014 1:04:00 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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Drunk passenger it appears, not a hijacking

Waking up tomorrow in the cell is not going to be easy.

3 posted on 04/25/2014 1:18:34 AM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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“Waking up tomorrow in the cell is not going to be easy. “..........

I DID WHAT???????????


4 posted on 04/25/2014 4:09:30 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: JennysCool

In Indonesia, yet.


5 posted on 04/25/2014 7:24:23 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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