http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/world/europe/attempted-hijacking-of-turkey-bound-plane-reported.html?_r=0
[h=1]Attempted Hijacking of Turkey-Bound Plane Reported[/h]
A passenger aboard a commercial airline flight from Ukraine to Turkey tried to hijack it to Sochi, Russia, on Friday after the Winter Olympics had started there but the plane landed safely in Istanbul, Turkish news reports said.
The passenger, who was not identified, claimed to be armed with a bomb, the Turkish television stations NTV and CNNTurk quoted a Transport Ministry undersecretary, Habib Soluk, as saying.
It was not immediately clear whether the passenger had been forcibly subdued or whether a bomb or other explosive was aboard.
The aircraft was identified as a Pegasus Airlines flight from Kharkov, Ukraine. Television footage showed a Pegasus flight arriving in Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport.
“While the plane was in the air, one of the passengers said that there was a bomb on board and asked the plane to not land in Sabiha Gokcen but rather to land in Sochi,” Mr. Soluk was quoted as saying.
The Russian authorities have imposed intense security on the Winter Olympics because of the threat of terrorist attacks on the games, which began on Thursday and last through Feb. 23.
[h=1]Attempted Hijacking of Turkey-Bound Plane Reported[/h]
A passenger aboard a commercial airline flight from Ukraine to Turkey tried to hijack it to Sochi, Russia, on Friday after the Winter Olympics had started there but the plane landed safely in Istanbul, Turkish news reports said.
The passenger, who was not identified, claimed to be armed with a bomb, the Turkish television stations NTV and CNNTurk quoted a Transport Ministry undersecretary, Habib Soluk, as saying.
It was not immediately clear whether the passenger had been forcibly subdued or whether a bomb or other explosive was aboard.
The aircraft was identified as a Pegasus Airlines flight from Kharkov, Ukraine. Television footage showed a Pegasus flight arriving in Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport.
“While the plane was in the air, one of the passengers said that there was a bomb on board and asked the plane to not land in Sabiha Gokcen but rather to land in Sochi,” Mr. Soluk was quoted as saying.
The Russian authorities have imposed intense security on the Winter Olympics because of the threat of terrorist attacks on the games, which began on Thursday and last through Feb. 23.
