1.   At first, the hijackers took a militant stand.

2.   Details are a bit hazy after all these years but I seem to recall that the hijacker did not take kindly to this news.

3.   Despite the softer tone the hijackers took in interviews on Thursday, there was no way of knowing what they plan.

4.   The hijackers took control of the planes using knives typically used to cut cardboard boxes.

5.   Police sources said eight hijackers took control of the bus and drove it to the west bank, where they exchanged gunfire with police.

6.   Police sources, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said eight hijackers took control of the bus.

7.   Abubasher, who was traveling with his wife and two children, said the hijackers first took two airline stewards hostage and threatened them with knives.

8.   But a worker at a suburban airfield said two of the men believed to be hijackers took practice flights there in February.

9.   Denise Mills, an employee of the dealership, said the hijackers took off with six children still on board, leaving behind a group of terrified youngsters.

10.   Evidence emerged that one hijacker had taken part in earlier terror attacks against Americans.