Airline guards kill hijackers

Ethiopian Airlines security guards killed two men who attempted to hijack one of the company’s aircraft while it was travelling on an internal flight.

Airline guards kill hijackers

Ethiopian Airlines security guards killed two men who attempted to hijack one of the company’s aircraft while it was travelling on an internal flight.

The two men, armed with knives, attempted to hijack the aircraft carrying 42 passengers after it took off from Bahr Dar, 250 miles northwest of Addis Ababa, shortly after 5pm (3pm BST) yesterday, said information minister Netsanet Asfaw.

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