11.   They diverted the ship toward Istanbul but Turkish authorities did not allow the ship into the Bosporus Strait and negotiated a peaceful end, capturing the hijackers.

12.   ITAR-TASS news agency said the plane had been blown up as Russian special forces prepared to capture the hijacker.

13.   Police gave no details of how the two hijackers were captured.

14.   Police finally stormed the plane and a member of the crew was killed before the hijackers were captured.