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| Hijack threat forces PIA plane to land after takeoff from Karachi | |
| 2012-04-28 | |
[Dawn] An airliner was forced to land shortly after takeoff in Pakistain on Friday after a passenger made a hijack threat, Pakistain International Airlines (PIA) officials said.
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... on its way to the eastern city of Bahawalpur, a front man for the national flag-carrier said. "Soon after the plane took off a passenger on board warned the staff that he could hijack the plane," Sultan Hasan told AFP. "The captain was informed of the situation, who returned the plane back after getting the nod from the control tower." The passenger was jugged and handed over to security personnel for questioning, PIA said, and the plane was searched and found safe. | |
| Posted by:Fred |