Yemeni hijacker jailed for 15 years

A Yemeni man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for last month's hijacking of a plane carrying 91 people, including the US ambassador to Yemen.

Sat, 03 Feb, 2001 - 11:45

A Yemeni man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for last month's hijacking of a plane carrying 91 people, including the US ambassador to Yemen.

Jaber Yehia Ali Sattar, who was also ordered to pay £50,000 in compensation to Yemenia Airlines, expressed his relief but said he would appeal against the verdict.

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Courts Place: Sana'a Place: Taiz Place: Yemen Place: Washington Place: Horn of Africa Place: Djibouti Place: Iraq Person: Jaber Yehia Ali Sattar Person: Sattar Person: Barbara Bodine Person: Abdulwahab Al Hajjri Organisation: Yemenia Airlines Organisation: Yemenia

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