Turkish plane hijackers surrender

The two Turkish hijackers of a Turkish Airlines jet carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul have surrendered to Italian police, Ansa News Agency reported tonight.

Tue, 03 Oct, 2006 - 20:20

The two Turkish hijackers of a Turkish Airlines jet carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul have surrendered to Italian police, Ansa News Agency reported tonight.

The two were trying to deliver a message to Pope Benedict XVI protesting his planned trip to Turkey.

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CourtshijackPlace: AlbaniaPlace: IstanbulPlace: TurkeyPlace: ItalyPlace: Brindisi airportPlace: TiranaPlace: RomePlace: BrindisiPlace: GermanyPlace: VaticanPlace: ThessalonikiPerson: Pope Benedict XVIPerson: Vedat MuftuogluPerson: Salvatore SciacchitanoPerson: Deputy DirectorPerson: Hakan EkinciPerson: MahmutPerson: Candan KarlitekinPerson: Pope BenedictPerson: BenedictPerson: MohammedPerson: Rev.Person: Federico LombardiPerson: MonsignorPerson: Georges MarovitchPerson: StravropoulosPerson: Nicoletta TomiselliOrganisation: Turkish AirlinesOrganisation: Ansa News AgencyOrganisation: CNN-TurkOrganisation: ENACOrganisation: Turkish Airlines’Organisation: MuslimOrganisation: MuslimsOrganisation: VaticanOrganisation: ENAV
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