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Egypt foils bid to hijack flight from Turkey

Source: Inquirer.net
Cairo : Egypt | about 1 month ago  
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Air marshalls foiled an attempt by a Sudanese passenger to hijack an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo on Wednesday and divert it to Jerusalem, an Egyptian security official said. Minutes after take-off, the passenger took hold of a knife provided with meals for first-class passengers and threatened...
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  • News Source: The Herald | about 1 month ago
    Hijacking thwarted on flight Security guards thwarted an attempted hijacking Wednesday on an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo by overpowering a man who threatened crew members with a knife, a security official for the airline said. A Sudanese...
  • News Source: Israel National News | about 1 month ago
    IsraelNN.com) Security guards foiled an attempted hijacking Wednesday on an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo by overpowering a Sudanese man who threatened crew with a knife, said a security official for the airline.
  • News Source: Sudan Tribune | about 1 month ago
    Two air marshals overpowered a man armed with a plastic food knife during a flight from Istanbul to Cairo on Wednesday night, the Egyptian media reported. File photo showing an Egypt Air Boeing 737 plane According to the reports a Sudanese...
  • News Source: Inquirer.net | about 1 month ago
    Air marshalls foiled an attempt by a Sudanese passenger to hijack an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo on Wednesday and divert it to Jerusalem, an Egyptian security official said. Minutes after take-off, the passenger took hold of a knife...
  • News Source: Reuters | about 1 month ago
    Egyptian security agents on Wednesday arrested a Sudanese man who tried to hijack an airliner armed with a plastic knife, security sources said. The passenger grabbed the knife from his meal tray after the Egypt Air plane left Turkish airspace bound...
  • News Source: Yedioth Ahronoth | about 1 month ago
    He says guards on the flight were able to detain the man and no one was hurt. (AP)
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