11.   Taiwanese media have reported that Yuan hijacked the jet in the belief that he could remain in Taiwan after spending a few years in prison.

12.   The Boeing jet was hijacked before it could take off for Algiers, the report said.

13.   The EgyptAir jet was hijacked Wednesday by three Egyptians just five minutes short of the Cairo airport.

14.   The same year, a Lufthansa jet was hijacked to Somalia in an attempt to gain freedom for jailed Red Army Faction leaders.

15.   A Chinese official hinted Tuesday that Beijing expected some kind of reciprocal measure for the return of Liu Shan-chung who hijacked the jet Monday.

16.   The jet was hijacked on a flight from Tokyo to Hokodate.