Hijacked Turkish airliner lands in Greece

A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul with more than 200 people on board was hijacked tonight and diverted to Greece by a lone man who wanted to fly on to Berlin.

Hijacked Turkish airliner lands in Greece

A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul with more than 200 people on board was hijacked tonight and diverted to Greece by a lone man who wanted to fly on to Berlin.

The Airbus A310 plane to Ankara was hijacked after take off from Istanbul, and landed in Athens. Greek television showed footage of the plane on the runaway.

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