Saudi airliner lands safely

A Saudi passenger wielding a gun tried to hijack a Saudi Arabian Airlines jet today, but security forces on board arrested him.

Saudi airliner lands safely
Tue, 15 Oct, 2002 - 15:48

A Saudi passenger wielding a gun tried to hijack a Saudi Arabian Airlines jet today, but security forces on board arrested him.

The Airbus 300 returned to Khartoum and all passengers and crew were safe, said Major General Sayyid al-Husseini, a spokesman for Sudan’s Interior Ministry.

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