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SFOFlyboy
November 27, 2002, 11:22 AM
Man arrested after Alitalia hijack in France

LYON, France: French police arrested a man in Lyon on Wednesday after he tried to hijack an Alitalia flight carrying 57 passengers from Bologna to Paris, a news agency said.

The hijacker was believed to be an Italian, police said and added that the man was apparently armed and made a threat during the flight, which was diverted to Lyon where it landed.

The plane was now on the tarmac at Lyon airport and all passengers and crew were now off the plane.

Eagle Eye
November 27, 2002, 11:48 AM
Oh Brother.
What an idiot. :mad_2:

brownbob
November 27, 2002, 12:29 PM
thankGod everyone was ok.it still makes you wonder how these idiots get onboard with any sort of weapons. :confus_2:

LUV-Southwest
November 27, 2002, 01:48 PM
In another post it says that he used a TV remote control to make them think he had a bomb and would use the remote to blow it up?

Why wasn't this guy in jail for his attempted Air France hijacking three (3) years ago?

Crazy person....

Kev