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Article: Pakistani plane hijacked, runs out of fuel
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- May 24, 1998
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KATHY GANNON Associated Press Writer
AP Online
05-24-1998
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ A Pakistani passenger plane hijacked Sunday was intercepted by an air force fighter jet and forced to land before it left the country, state-run television reported.
The Pakistan International Airlines plane with 38 passengers and crew members on board was on its way from the remote southwestern Baluchistan province to the southern port city of Karachi when it was hijacked to go to India, officials at Karachi International Airport said.
A Pakistan Air Force fighter jet took off shortly after the hijacking and intercepted the plane, forcing it to land in Hyderabad, about 90 miles from Karachi, the ...