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![]() Wednesday, February 25, 1998 Published at 00:07 GMT ![]() ![]() ![]() World: Europe ![]() Hijack ends peacefully ![]()
The hijack of a Turkish Airlines plane with 68 people on board has ended without bloodshed.
The end came after Turkish security forces seized the aircraft and arrested the hijacker.
The semi-official Anatolia news agency says a group of passengers grabbed the man while a special forces team were entering the plane.
It was diverted to Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey. From there he wanted to fly on to Iran.
About 20 passengers were released shortly after landing.
The hijacker claimed he was carrying a bomb.
The man is reported to be a Turkish Cypriot. He is thought to have been acting on his
own.
His motivation remains unclear. though at one stage he said he was acting on behalf
of God.
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