Valletta, Malta – Libyan Plane Hijack Ends In Surrender At Maltese Airport

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    In this frame grab taken from television a hijacked Afriqiyah Airways A320 sits on the tarmac at Malta International airport Friday Dec. 23, 2016. Malta's state television says two hijackers who diverted a Libyan commercial plane to the Mediterranean island nation have threatened to blow it up. (Photo TVM via AP)Valletta, Malta – Hijackers who took over a domestic Libyan flight on Friday and forced it to land in Malta have surrendered, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said.

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    The hijackers were searched and taken into custody, Muscat said on his Twitter feed.

    They had earlier freed all passengers on board the Airbus A320.
    Maltese police officers close off a road by Malta's Luqa International airport after an Afriqiyah Airways plane from Libya landed at the airport in an apparent hijack, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Malta's state television says two hijackers who diverted a Libyan commercial plane to the Mediterranean island nation have threatened to blow it up. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg)

    An Afriqiyah Airways plane stands on the tarmac at Malta's Luqa International airport as passengers depart, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Hijackers diverted the Libyan commercial plane to Malta on Friday and threatened to blow it up with hand grenades, Maltese authorities and state media said. (TVM via AP)

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    cool-3931
    cool-3931
    9 years ago

    I couldn’t get on a plane the other week with a minute-made apple juice bottle, how did these animals were able to board a plane with grenades is beyond me.

    js321
    js321
    9 years ago

    because this is in 3rd world Africa, I dont think their security standards are nearly as good