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Turkish plane hijacked
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10.       CANLI
5084 posts
 18 Aug 2007 Sat 01:38 pm

Quoting AlphaF:

News update is that the two terrorists are both Iranian nationals; students from a Cyprus University.

It seems odd that two Iranians should attempt to hijack a Turkish plane, just a day before a Turkish Minister will travel to Iran for an energy agreement.


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How did they let the passengers out ?
İ dont see any force arround the plan in the link Trudy's posted,they made a deal with the authority ?

11.       Trudy
7887 posts
 18 Aug 2007 Sat 01:39 pm

The hijacking is over! The 2 men gave oneselves in to the police!

Great news!

12.       CANLI
5084 posts
 18 Aug 2007 Sat 01:49 pm

Ohhh,Elhamdülillah
How did it take since first started ?
Time i mean,when did it hijacked ?

13.       AEnigma III
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 18 Aug 2007 Sat 02:05 pm

I think it happened around 9am Turkish time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6952594.stm

14.       Pizza
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 19 Aug 2007 Sun 08:33 pm

i was just wondering how could these hijackers can escape the very tight maximum security measures being implemented and followed before entering the airport premises, upon checking-in and boarding in an airplane.

After this 911 event, the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directives to install a security lock inside the cockpit door so it wont be opened from outside but only the Captain and FO (First Officer) or if there is one, a Flight Mechanic (an observer).

And also, any pointed things including nail cutters, and bottled waters were not allowed to be kept in the hand carried bags of the passengers but be included in the baggage.

15.       AEnigma III
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 19 Aug 2007 Sun 10:23 pm

Well, I do know you work in the aviation industry Pizza, but I think its a bit naive to imagine that the current airport security measures will prevent another terrorist hijack.

Its true that you cannot take sharp objects or liquids in your hand luggage. However, once you are into the airport lounge you can purchase many things that could be used as weapons!!! Unfortunately the airports are too greedy to limit the sales in these areas.

Also, it is ridiculous that a charter flight containing a group of elderly English going to Spain (for example) is subjected to the same level of security as a schedule flight containing passengers of multi-nationalities travelling to the US. Until airport security start targeting high risk flights and screening passenger lists, there will be a very real risk of further attacks. In the UK we had a situation recently where a 65 year old woman travelling to Scotland was body searched, while an Afghan woman travelling to the US and wearing a burqa was left alone (even after setting off the detector) because security did not want to "cause offence".

Furthermore, terrorists are very patient. It will not be long before there are terrorists working as trained pilots for airline companies (there may be some already). They can just choose their moment and there is nothing anyone can do about it.

However having said all that this particular attempt to hijack was actually very badly organised! The terrorists were unable to gain access to the cockpit, had no weapons and had to accept the pilots decision to re-fuel at Antalya where passengers and pilots promptly escaped!

16.       Laila01
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 20 Aug 2007 Mon 03:25 am

Quoting AEnigma III:

Its true that you cannot take sharp objects or liquids in your hand luggage. However, once you are into the airport lounge you can purchase many things that could be used as weapons!!! Unfortunately the airports are too greedy to limit the sales in these areas.



I don't know about the Airport that they hi-jacked the plane from in Northern Cyprus as I have not yet been there but I know other Turkish Airports such as Dalaman - When you are travelling out, you go through security twice. Once before you go to the lounge/duty free area and the other just before you get on the plane. I think this is best thing to do because like you said AenigmaIII people may be able to find things they can use as weapons when they get on the plane.

17.       AEnigma III
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 20 Aug 2007 Mon 05:00 pm

Quoting Laila01:

I don't know about the Airport that they hi-jacked the plane from in Northern Cyprus as I have not yet been there but I know other Turkish Airports such as Dalaman - When you are travelling out, you go through security twice. Once before you go to the lounge/duty free area and the other just before you get on the plane. I think this is best thing to do because like you said AenigmaIII people may be able to find things they can use as weapons when they get on the plane.



It makes no difference Laila, the things you buy in the passenger lounge are perfectly legal but potentially can be used as weapons if you are determined enough, so the second security check before boarding is irrelevant!

18.       Laila01
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 20 Aug 2007 Mon 08:57 pm

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting Laila01:

I don't know about the Airport that they hi-jacked the plane from in Northern Cyprus as I have not yet been there but I know other Turkish Airports such as Dalaman - When you are travelling out, you go through security twice. Once before you go to the lounge/duty free area and the other just before you get on the plane. I think this is best thing to do because like you said AenigmaIII people may be able to find things they can use as weapons when they get on the plane.



It makes no difference Laila, the things you buy in the passenger lounge are perfectly legal but potentially can be used as weapons if you are determined enough, so the second security check before boarding is irrelevant!



Ah true enough! It's so stupid I think that they don't think about these things. I mean, a man who was going out from Dalaman was carrying matches and they didn't have a trash can anywhere and so they said to him to keep them. Also there was a story (was true) that a male student packed him self in a box and sent himself to see his mother and he actually made it. Well he got caught. He jumped out of the box to soon and the mail man saw him and reported it to the police. But the actual fact that he made it, makes us realize that they don't actually check whats going on underneath the plane.

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