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Hijacking on a Tehran/Damascus airplane fails

Damascus, Syria - The Iranian who had attempted is disarmed and arrested

According to the Iranian news agency "FARS" and to other important international sources, on Friday, November 26, in an "Iran Air"'s airplane, departed from Tehran, Iran, and in preparation for landing in Damascus, Syria, there would have been an attempt of hijacking. An Iranian man with a "Cold weapon" threatened to detonate a bomb that, according to him, was placed on board, if they did not let...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1123300
Rome, Italy, 11/29/2010 14:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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