Guards kill men in hijack attempt

Yahoo!News ^ | 6.9.02

[mhking]

Guards Kill Men in Hijack Attempt

Sun Jun 9, 4:07 PM ET

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Security guards killed two men armed with knives who attempted to hijack an Ethiopian Airlines' aircraft while it was making a domestic flight in this Horn of Africa nation, a government official said Sunday.

The two men attempted to hijack the aircraft carrying 42 passengers after it took off from Bahr Dar, 250 miles northwest of Addis Ababa, shortly after 5 p.m. local time, said Information Minister Netsanet Asfaw.

The security guards overpowered the hijackers while the plane was in the air and the aircraft landed safely in Addis Ababa, its destination, Netsanet said. She did not say how the men were killed or what their motives were.

One passenger was slightly injured, she said.

An Ethiopian Airlines' official, who did not want to be identified, confirmed the incident took place but said any further information had to come from the government.

[HiJinx]

When it comes to Air Piracy, the rules have changed.
Another good thing to come from 9/11!

[WIMom]

      

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[xJones]

Security guards killed two men armed with knives who attempted to hijack an Ethiopian Airlines' aircraft while it was making a domestic flight in this Horn of Africa nation, a government official said Sunday.

Somehow you have to doubt that these were Ethiopian Christians trying to hijack the plane. But what would the terrorist objective with the plane be?

[George from New England]

Now did we see the plane fall out-of-the-air just because a few guns shots were fired on board? NO.

GWB please take note.

[Redbob]

"Now did we see the plane fall out-of-the-air just because a few guns shots were fired on board? NO.

GWB Secretary Mineta please take note."

[old-ager]

GWB Secretary Mineta please take note AND FIRE MINETA

[jrewingjr]

She did not say how the men were killed

To me this confirms that guns WERE used to kill them. It's like when there's a story about a corrupt politician being arrested that DOESN'T mention their party affiliation. When you look it up, they turn out to be Democrat.

If the security guards had disabled the hijackers without having to use guns, the liberal press would have shouted the news, "See, we don't need guns on planes!"

[EggsAckley]

She did not say how the men were killed

There was no mention of guns being fired. BUT....I hope there WERE guns.......

[Semper911]

I never thought I would be wishing the United States could be a little more like Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

[gitmogrunt]

Lucky it wasn't an American plane, thats all I can say, or we'd be in the middle of hours of continuing coverage.

[RGSpincich]

Also, take note that the pilots were allowed to concentrate on flying the plane while security guards did the shooting. The plane landed safely because the pilots stayed in the cabin.

[VOA]

She did not say how the men were killed

(Warning: VOA is consulting his ancient and fallible memory bank; the remainder of this
communication should not be accepted without further research.)

I could swear back in the early hayday of plane hijacking about 25-30 years ago
that one group tried to hijack an Ethiopian plane/jet.

I don't recall if guns and/or knives were involved. But IIRC, the "situation" was
resolved by the Ethiopian "sky marshalls" throwing the would-be hijackers OUT OF THE PLANE.
(while the plane was still high in the air).