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Egypt foils bid to hijack flight from Turkey

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...

Tags: Cairo, EgyptAir, Egypt Air Boeing, Egyptian, Istanbul, attempted hijacking, air marshals, hijacking thwarted, security official, plastic knife