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Blanketed attempt of hijacking on an Air China airplane

Beijing, China - The man has been arrested

An attempt of aerial hijacking has been blanketed yesterday on airplane of the air company "Air China" that it left from Beijing. The Chinese press agency, Xinhua, has asserted it, without to supply some detail about event. The skyjacker was an unemployed person of 39 years, Dong Yue, that he had a tin filled with fuel that he has poured along the corridor while asked to be carried to Taiwan. The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 39949
Rome, Italy, 02/03/2003 19:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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