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'Hijack' drama on Russian plane
BBC ^
| Dec 28, 2006
| BBC
Posted on 12/28/2006 1:06:49 PM PST by sergey1973
A Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing in Prague after a man tried to enter the cockpit, saying he had an explosive device. A spokesman for the airline, Aeroflot, said the Russian citizen wanted the Moscow-Geneva flight diverted to Cairo.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Russia
KEYWORDS: airplane; czechrepublic; easterneurope; eeasterneurope; hijack; russia; terrorism
To: sergey1973
Again no name of perp given. Wanted to go to Cairo?
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:08:28 PM PST
by
rocksblues
(Do unto others as they do unto you!)
To: sergey1973
Aeroflot said the man was travelling with eight family members, three of them children. I might do something crazy too under those circumstances.
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:10:12 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: sergey1973
Hmmmmmm......flight diverted to Cairo......Hmmmm...flight diverted to Cairo.......Hmmmmmm.....flight diverted to Cairo......Southern Baptist?
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:10:40 PM PST
by
oiler
(Reagan Republicans Unite!!!!! Draft Fred Thompson in 08')
To: sergey1973
Hmmmmmm......flight diverted to Cairo......Hmmmm...flight diverted to Cairo.......Hmmmmmm.....flight diverted to Cairo......Southern Baptist?
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:10:47 PM PST
by
oiler
(Reagan Republicans Unite!!!!! Draft Fred Thompson in 08')
To: oiler
Nah, I bet it's those wacky Lutherans again.
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:11:57 PM PST
by
lesser_satan
(EKTHELTHIOR!!!)
To: sergey1973
Hooliganism? Was there a football match in Cairo??
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:12:12 PM PST
by
kawaii
(Orthodox Christianity -- Proclaiming the Truth Since 33 A.D.)
To: backtothestreets; elcid1970; The_Media_never_lie; quesney; kronos77; G8 Diplomat; floridavoter2; ...
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To: sergey1973
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:16:06 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(The WOT should have been over on 9/12/01.)
To: ASA Vet
Vodka involved? According to other articles, yes, big time.
To: txflake
Aeroflot said the man was travelling with eight family members, three of them children. Five wives and three children?
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:23:10 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Cicero
This kinda reminds me of Reggie and his wife trying to get off the planet in Men In Black.
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:28:25 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: rocksblues
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:30:22 PM PST
by
BW2221
To: oiler
To: BW2221
Tipping the communion Vodka a bit to much?
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:34:07 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(The WOT should have been over on 9/12/01.)
To: sergey1973
I can remember when these news stories ended with "the body was dumped on the tarmac and the plane departed on time for Moscow".....
I don't know if the FSB (KG usta Be) puts folk on the 'flot for security.
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:39:28 PM PST
by
ASOC
(The phrase "What if" or "If only" are for children.)
To: BW2221
"Obviously Catholic"
Hey, watch it!
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posted on
12/28/2006 1:41:19 PM PST
by
cll
(Carthage must be destroyed)
To: oiler
Well, maybe he was a Methodist, and wanted to go to Cairo, Illinois!
To: sergey1973
Thank you, dzieki. Co slychac? Wesolych Swiat tak poza tym.
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