Saturday, September 21, 2019

Alleged Airplane Hijacker from 1980's Arrested

The unnamed man was caught while going through a passport check. He is believed to be the man who hijacked a flight in 1985. The flight had one casualty, a U.S. Navy diver. When he allegedly hijacked the plane. he was with a group that many thought was Hezbollah, the Islamist extremist group. This alleged man is also wanted for a kidnapping that was done in 1987. Until German officials can identify him, he is being held in a high-security prison in Greece.

The 1985 flight that was hijacked had 153 passengers and crew and were kept for 17 days. Their ransom was Lebanese people to be freed.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49783850

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