Friday, December 23, 2016

Hijacked Libyan plane lands in Malta

An Afriqiyah Airways A320 with around 120 people on board has just landed in Malta after it was hijacked.


Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted he is informed of a potential hijack situation of an internal Libyan flight diverted to Malta. Security and emergency operations were standing by.

According to reports received by Times of Malta, the plane was on an internal flight from Sebha to Tripoli in Libya.

A total of 111 passengers and a crew of seven are on board.

The reports indicated that one hijacker is on board. He is claiming to be in possession of a hand grenade.
The hijacker claiming to be pro-Gaddafi, said he was willing to let all passengers go apart from the crew, if his demands were met.

It is not known what his demands are at this stage.
 [timesofmalta.com]
 23/12/16

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