11.   Before the hijackers themselves were killed, they had executed three passengers after seizing the plane in Algeria on Saturday as it prepared to leave for Paris.

12.   But more than three hours after seizing the plane, the hijacker handed himself over to police, airport officials said.

13.   Discussion forums on Web sites were filled with demands to seize the plane and jail the crew.

14.   Gen. Mohammed al-Sanousi, the army spokesman, said the plane was seized after it landed without a permit at the town of Bor in southern Sudan.

15.   He said his aim in seizing the plane was to expose the oppressive nature of the Iranian regime.

16.   Hijacking is punishable by death in Ethiopia, where several planes have been seized in the last decade.

17.   Hurriyet newspaper said creditors had seized eight planes of the Sunways airlines company, owned by Tursem.

18.   If need be, it could seize Boeing planes or cause serious legal problems for any EU airline doing business with a company which is ruled illegal.

19.   IMP vice chairman James Radford confirmed that his company had requested that Canadian police seize the plane.

20.   It was not immediately known why the hijacker seized the plane or picked Norway as his destination.