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Air Mauritania hijacking: arrested the skyjacker

Noukchott , Mauritania - He wanted to seek for political asylum

The man that yesterday hijacked an Air Mauritania Boeing 737 was arrested. The aircraft left from Noukchott at 5:40 pm local and was direct to Canaries. Onboard there were 71 passengers and 8 crew members. The plane was due to land in the Northern Mauritanian port city of Nouadhibou, although it is not clear whether that was its final destination. Passengers and crew overpowered the hijacker after...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 74078
Rome, Italy, 02/16/2007 12:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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