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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there are Amish people living in the sudan?
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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.
A potential 9/11 attack on Israel successfully thwarted.
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