Drunk 'Hijacker' Arrested After Making Bomb Threat

Man subdued by other passengers during flight from Turkey to Russia
Posted Oct 15, 2008 2:57 PM CDT
Drunk 'Hijacker' Arrested After Making Bomb Threat
The Turkish Airlines flight was en route from Antalya, Turkey, to St. Petersburg, Russia.   (Getty Images)

A man claiming to have explosives was foiled in an attempt to hijack a Turkish Airlines plane today, the BBC reports. The man, who was drunk, handed an attendant a note saying he had a bomb, then tried to force his way to the cockpit, but was overpowered by passengers. The man was arrested when the plane reached its destination in St. Petersburg, Russia. (More hijacker stories.)

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