Archive for August 18th, 2007
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Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Syrian and Turk Hijack Cyprus to Istanbul Flight, Claim Al Qaeda Tie
A Syrian Passport holder, who authorities say may be Palestinian, and a Turkish man hijacked an Atlasjet Airlines flight from Cyprus to Istanbul earlier today and demanded to be taken to Iran or Syria. Alaaddin Yuksel, the Governor of Antalya, Turkey, told reporters that the men claimed to be members of al Qaeda. The ordeal […]