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Sudanese passenger plane hijacked by unknown gunman
24 Jan 2007 08:11:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Sudan conflicts

KHARTOUM, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A Sudanese passenger plane has been hijacked in Khartoum by an unknown gunman who has diverted the plane to Chad's capital N'Djamena, an airline official said on Wednesday.

"There are 103 people on board," said Ahmed Salih, commercial manager of the Air West airline which operates the Boeing 737 plane.

"It was hijacked at 9:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) and will arrive in N'Djamena at 11:00 a.m.," he said.


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