Serious Afriqiyah Airways Plane Hijacked And Diverted To Malta! Guess Hijackers' Religion?

[JohnTan]

VALLETTA (REUTERS) – An airliner on an internal flight in Libya was hijacked and diverted to Malta where it landed on Friday (Dec 23), Maltese media reported.

The Airbus A320 was flying inside Libya for state-owned airline Afriqiyah Airways with 118 people aboard, the reports said.

The aircraft had been flying from Sebha in south-west Libya to Tripoli. The tiny Mediterranean island of Malta is about 500 km north of the Libyan coast.


The two hijackers had threatened to blow the plane up, outlets including the Times of Malta reported.

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted: “Informed of potential hijack situation of a #Libya internal flight diverted to #Malta. Security and emergency operations standing by -JM”.

This story is developing.

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/a...le-aboard-lands-in-malta-after-being-hijacked

 

[WujiBo]

Re: Afriqiyah Airways Plane Hijacked And Diverted To Malta! Guess Hijackers' Religion

Any Americans on board?

Time to send in the Marines!

 

[syed putra]

Re: Afriqiyah Airways Plane Hijacked And Diverted To Malta! Guess Hijackers' Religion

Any Americans on board?

Time to send in the Marines!

It was libyan domestic flight. Hardly any foreigners dare go to libya now that ghaddafi has died.

 

[WujiBo]

Re: Afriqiyah Airways Plane Hijacked And Diverted To Malta! Guess Hijackers' Religion

Then gone case leow.

Plane probably explodes with terrorists setting off bombs on board.

 

[zhihau]

Re: Afriqiyah Airways Plane Hijacked And Diverted To Malta! Guess Hijackers' Religion

Updates:
Hijackers surrendered, weapons were replicas.

source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38416112