Turkish police question plane 'hijacker'

Turkish state media say anti-terrorism police are questioning a Ukrainian man who reportedly tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight to Sochi, Russia, as the Winter Olympics were beginning.

Turkish police question plane 'hijacker'

Turkish state media say anti-terrorism police are questioning a Ukrainian man who reportedly tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight to Sochi, Russia, as the Winter Olympics were beginning.

TRT television said police were trying to determine whether the man, identified as Artem Hozlov, had links to any terror groups.

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