Security agents foil hijacking of Iranian airliner

Aircraft security officers have foiled an attempt to hijack an Iranian airliner on a domestic flight, the official Iranian news agency Irna reported today.

Security agents foil hijacking of Iranian airliner

Aircraft security officers have foiled an attempt to hijack an Iranian airliner on a domestic flight, the official Iranian news agency Irna reported today.

The would-be hijacker approached the crew as the plane was flying from Kerman in south-eastern Iran to the capital, Tehran yesterday, and threatened to explode two home-made bombs tied under his alcohol-soaked clothes, Irna reported.

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