Suspected hijacker overpowered in Israeli flight
Security guards on Israel’s national airline El Al overpowered a suspected hijacker who tried to storm into the cockpit of a Tel Aviv to Istanbul flight, apparently armed with a pocket knife, passengers said.
None of the 170 passengers on board the Boeing 757 yesterday were harmed and the plane landed safely, said Oktay Cakirlar, an official at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport.
