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Article: Spanish authorities rule out hijacking attempt
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 19, 2002
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Spanish authorities rule out hijacking attempt
MADRID, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish authorities said Friday the
incident occurring in the Colombian Avianca airliner earlier in the
day was simply an "alteration to public order" and ruled out it was
a hijacking attempt.
Vice Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the protagonist in the
event, an individual of Spanish nationality and Cuban origin, named
Perfecto Vazquez, is under arrest.
As a consequence of the incident, the Avianca airliner in a
Mexico-Colombia-Spain flight, landed at the Torrejon Air Base
escorted by a Spanish Air force F-18 fighter. The airliner will be
taken to the Barajas International Airport in Madrid.
According to ...