Sochi Hijack Attempt Foiled as Plane Lands in Istanbul
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Turkish authorities said an attempt to hijack a passenger plane and divert it to Sochi, where the Winter Olympics started today, was foiled as the aircraft landed as scheduled in Istanbul.
The would-be hijacker has been “rendered ineffective” and all passengers have disembarked, Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said, according to the official Anatolia news agency. “The operation is complete,” he said.