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The hijack of a Qatar Airways plane has been thwarted
Amman, Jordan - According to "Al Jazeera" TV
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Arab TV "Al Jazeera" reports that an attempt to hijack an airplane of Qatar Airways headed from Amman (Jordan) to Doha (Qatar). The same source says that the hijacker is a 21-year-old Eritrean, who tried to enter cockpit shortly after lift-off, but he was stopped by crew and passengers. Then the man was arrested by Jordanian authorities after the plane return to Amman.
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 146811
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency