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| Title | News Article: Hijacker’s Inability to Speak French Causes His Arrest |
| Body | From http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_on_re_eu/spain_hijacking_11 Mauritanian hijacker gets in hot water By JUAN MANUEL PARDELLAS, Associated Press Writer February 16, 2007 SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands - A fast-thinking pilot with passengers in cahoots fooled a hijacker by braking hard upon landing, then accelerating to knock the man down. When he fell, flight attendants threw boiling water in his face, and about 10 people pounced on him, Spanish officials said Friday. Along the way, speaking to the hijacker, the pilot realized the man did not speak French. So he used the plane's public address system to warn the passengers in French of the ploy he was going to try: brake hard upon landing, then speed up abruptly. The idea was to catch the hijacker off balance, and have crew members and men sitting in the front rows of the plane jump him, the Spanish official said. The pilot also warned women and children to move to the back of the plane in preparation for the subterfuge, the official said. Read the entire article at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_on_re_eu/spain_hijacking_11 . |
| Source | Yahoo! News |
| Inputdate | 2007-02-18 10:48:08 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2007-02-18 10:48:08 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-02-19 00:00:00 |
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