Plot to hijack Turkish plane with fake bomb fails

2012-01-23 15

The two hijackers who claimed to be affiliated with Al Qaeda surrendered to Turkish Police after attempts to hijack a plane failed on Saturday morning. The passengers and crew were released unharmed, now its up to the Turkish authorities to determine who sent the hijackers and what their plans were. Meanwhile it appears that the bomb they threatened to blow up the plane with was a fake one.08/19/07