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Airplane hijacked in Malta (3): perhaps the hijackers wanted to direct on Rome

Rome, Italy - The traffic at Valletta airport reopened. Some flights redirected to Catania

A post on Facebook of "Libya Channel" emerged it and reported the declarations by the pilot of the A-320's hijacked airplane, Ali Millad: "The hijackers wanted to land with the airplane in Rome". According to the data released by the control tower of the taking-off airport the pilot has tried a turnback, and then direct to Malta. The Maltese premier Joseph Muscat, who during the entire event has had...

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Rome, Italy, 12/23/2016 19:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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