Person: Nicoletta Tomiselli

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Army deserter hijacked plane

The man who hijacked a Turkish plane today was an army deserter who had fled to Albania and was seeking political asylum.

Wed, 04 Oct, 2006

Turkish plane hijackers surrender

The two Turkish hijackers of a Turkish Airlines jet carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul have surrendered to Italian police, Ansa News Agency reported tonight.

Tue, 03 Oct, 2006

Turkish plane hijacking was 'to protest Pope's visit'

A Turkish Airlines plane carrying more than 100 passengers from Tirana, Albania, to Istanbul, was hijacked today and landed at Italy’s Brindisi airport, company spokesman Ali Genc said.

Tue, 03 Oct, 2006