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Crew neutralizes an hijacking on Chinese airliner: two Islamic terrorists imprisoned

Beijing, China - There is now real risks to flight in China?

Also China, after the last events, could be considered as a nation with heavy risks involved in flights operation. According to Qin Gang, the China's Foreign Affair Ministry, two people arrested after the flight of Chinese airline China Southern Airlines has been forced to land in emergency, are actually Islamic members of East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ITIM), a movement which has been blacklisted...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1086865
Rome, Italy, 03/11/2008 13:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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