31.   The hijackers threatened to blow up the plane but let one deadline pass.

32.   The hijackers had threatened to blow up the aircraft but were disarmed, without causing any casualties, Interfax news agency reported, citing the interior ministry.

33.   The hijackers were threatening to blow up the Avrasya unless Chechen guerillas fighting Russian forces in Dagestan were allowed to cross into Chechnya.

34.   The hijackers threatened to blow up the plane with dynamite and hand grenades if it was not refuelled and allowed to take off for London.

35.   The hijacker had threatened to blow the plane up unless he was given a non-Russian crew to fly him to Denmark, news agencies said.

36.   The hijacker has reportedly threatened to blow up the plane if his demands are not met.