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Article: FLASH: CNN REPORTS TURKISH PLANE HIJACKED.
Xinhua News Agency;  April 11, 2007 ;     6 words ...FLASH: CNN REPORTS TURKISH PLANE HIJACKED.

Article: FLASH: QATAR AIRWAYS PLANE HIJACKED, BUT IT IS FOILED LATER -- AL- JAZEERA TV
Xinhua News Agency;  August 10, 2006 ;     24 words ...FLASH: QATAR AIRWAYS PLANE HIJACKED, BUT IT IS FOILED LATER -- AL- JAZEERA TV FLASH: QATAR AIRWAYS PLANE HIJACKED, BUT IT IS FOILED LATER -- AL- JAZEERA TV

Article: URGENT: Turkish plane hijacked
Xinhua News Agency;  March 28, 2003 ;     23 words ...URGENT: Turkish plane hijacked ANKARA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish airplane which was on its way from Istanbul to Ankara, was hijacked Friday night.

Article: Urgent: Turkish plane hijacked: CNN
Xinhua News Agency;  April 10, 2007 ;     25 words ...Urgent: Turkish plane hijacked: CNN ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish plane was hijacked and forced to land in the capital Ankara here Tuesday, CNN reported.

Article: Urgent: A plane hijacked in Sudan
Xinhua News Agency;  August 26, 2008 ;     45 words ...Urgent: A plane hijacked in Sudan KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An airplane was hijacked Tuesday after taking off from Nyala, capital city of Sudan's south Darfur state, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported. The plane was flying from Nyala to Sudan's capital of Khartoum, the report said.

Article: Urgent: Media reports say Turkish plane hijacked
Xinhua News Agency;  October 15, 2008 ;     37 words ...Urgent: Media reports say Turkish plane hijacked ANKARA, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Local media reported on Wednesday that a Turkish plane was hijacked in the day while flying from the Mediterranean city of Antalya to Russia's Saint Petersburg.

Article: Mock Hijack to Test System: Indian Officials
Xinhua English Newswire;  February 27, 1997 ;     47 words ...Indian officials said today that the reported hijacking of an Indian plane earlier in the day was actually a "mock hijack" to test the security system. The hijack turned out to be a "mock exercise" to test the response of the security drill and...

Article: Plane Hijacked in Greece Lands in Italy
AP Online;  October 3, 2006 ;     51 words ......airspace, and a Turkish Airlines spokesman says the aircraft has landed at an airport in Brindisi, Italy. Private Turkish television NTV, quoting unidentified security officials, says the plane hijacked to protest the pope's visit to Turkey.

Article: URGENT: American Airlines confirms second plane hijacked =
Xinhua News Agency;  September 11, 2001 ;     60 words ......reports said. One was a flight from Dulles airport outside Washington D.C. toLos Angeles, CNN news network reported. The other plane hijacked was a flight from Boston to Los Angeles. And a third plane was reported to have crashed in Pennsylvania after being hijacked...

Article: Mock Hijack to Test System -- Indian Officials
Xinhua English Newswire;  February 27, 1997 ;     111 words ...Indian officials said today that the reported hijacking of an Indian plane earlier in the day was actually a "mock hijack" to test the security system. The hijack turned out to be a "mock exercise" to test the response of the security drill and...

Article: TURK PLANE HIJACKED; DEPUTIES SAID ABOARD
United Press International;  March 28, 2003 ;     169 words ...00-00-0000 Turk plane hijacked; deputies said aboard ANKARA, Turkey, Mar 28, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A Turkish passenger airplane on a...

Article: Brazilian plane hijacked
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 17, 2000 ;     140 words ...Brazilian plane hijacked; $3.3 million stolen Associated Press Thursday, August 17, 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Armed men hijacked a Brazilian airliner...

Article: 1st LD: Turkish plane hijacked: CNN
Xinhua News Agency;  April 10, 2007 ;     71 words ...1st LD: Turkish plane hijacked: CNN ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish plane was hijacked and forced to land in the capital Ankara here Tuesday, CNN Turk...

Article: Pilot Says Japanese Plane Hijacked
AP Online;  July 22, 1999 ;     70 words ...AP Online 07-22-1999 Pilot Says Japanese Plane Hijacked TOKYO (AP) -- The pilot of a Japanese airliner carrying 513 people on a domestic flight reported Friday morning that his plane...