Hijack drama on Turkish plane ends

Updated: 23:05, Tuesday, 3 October 2006

A Turkish passenger plane flying from the Albanian capital, Tirana, to Istanbul was hijacked over Greece this evening and later landed in Brindisi in southern Italy.

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Hijackers in police custody

A Turkish passenger plane flying from the Albanian capital, Tirana, to Istanbul was hijacked over Greece this evening and later landed in Brindisi in southern Italy.

The 107 passengers and six crew were unharmed and have since disembarked.

The two Turkish hijackers, who were unarmed, have been taken into police custody.

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