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EgyptAir hijack attempt thwarted
BBC ^ | BBC

Posted on 10/21/2009 5:59:59 PM PDT by csvset

An attempted hijacking by a man wielding a knife from an in-flight meal has been thwarted by guards, EgyptAir officials said. The incident happened shortly after the plane, carrying almost 90 people, took off from Istanbul, Turkey, heading to Cairo. The Sudanese man threatened crew members and demanded that the flight be diverted to Jerusalem, officials said. He was detained by air marshals, and the flight landed in Cairo.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: airlines; cairo; egypt; egyptair; foiled; hijack; istanbul; sudan; turkey

1 posted on 10/21/2009 5:59:59 PM PDT by csvset
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2 posted on 10/21/2009 6:05:20 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: csvset

there are Amish people living in the sudan?


3 posted on 10/21/2009 6:06:52 PM PDT by robomatik
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Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.


4 posted on 10/21/2009 6:17:39 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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"Sir... yeah you with the plastic knife, there isn't an airport in Jerusalem."
5 posted on 10/21/2009 6:19:34 PM PDT by jonatron (God save America...or at least get me outta here.)
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""Sir... yeah you with the plastic knife, there isn't an airport in Jerusalem.""

The Sudanese Muslim creep most likely wasn't planning on landing at an airport. A tall building or any place where hundreds of Israelis live or congregate would do.

6 posted on 10/21/2009 7:04:49 PM PDT by StormEye
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A potential 9/11 attack on Israel successfully thwarted.


7 posted on 10/25/2009 7:28:52 PM PDT by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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