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Monday, August 20th, 2007
Why Did Pilots of Hijacked Turkish Plane Flee Cockpit?
Newspapers in Turkey are debating whether or not the two Atlas jet pilots should have abandoned the cockpit after their plane was hijacked. The pilots, Cemal Doğanay and Faruk Çağımnı, escaped by breaking a cockpit window and jumping to the ground shortly after the plane landed at Antalya airport to refuel. Meanwhile, the flight's 136 […]
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
Hijacker of Turkish Plane Attended Al Qaeda Camp
Turkish authorities say that an Egyptian national, Mommen Abdul Aziz Talikh, who hijacked an Atlas jet flying from Cyprus to Istanbul on Saturday, attended a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. Turkish Transport Minister Osman Gunes said Talikh was carrying a Syrian passport although he is believed to be "of Palestinian origin." State run news agency […]