Would-be Hijacker Tackled, Beat Up by Passengers - LoL

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Jim Fell

Okay, this is hilarious!

After realizing the hijacker, 32-year-old Mohamed Abderraman, did not speak French, the pilot flying the Boeing 737 told passengers over the intercom system he planned to make their landing in the Spanish Canary Islands especially rough in an attempt to knock down the hijacker. Then, he instructed, male passengers and crew should rush the cockpit and overwhelm the man.

Officials said Abderraman seized the jet soon after take-off yesterday from the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, demanding to be flown to France, the BBC reported.

The hijacker managed to board the plane in the northern African nation with two loaded handguns, and one report said that during the hijack, he held a gun to the head of the pilot, Ahmedou Mohamed Lemine.

“The pilot and his colleagues decided to abruptly apply brakes on landing to throw off-balance the hijacker, who was hurled to the floor by the jerk and was quickly overpowered before being handed over to the Spanish police force,” a Mauritanian official told Agence France-Presse.

Flight attendants threw boiling water at the hijacker and about 10 people jumped him, according to one report.

The plane returned home today to a heroes' welcome.

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I doubt he'll ever try that again! ^_^

Original contribution by Jim Fell for Correctness Commentary.
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