41. Though there had been hijackings before, the idea of seizing multiple planes at once in a coordinated effort was a turning point. 42. Yatom said Israel understood the hijackers were Chechens who seized the plane in a gesture of support for the Palestinian uprising. 43. After the presidential plane was seized at the airport by order of the prosecutor general, Samper reverted to taking a commercial plane to New York. 44. After the presidential plane was seized at the airport by order of the prosecutor general, Samper reverted to taking a commercial flight to New York. 45. Austrian authorites, who seized the plane in Innsbruck, say Berger is under investigation over alleged non-payment of tax for the aircraft. 46. Austrian authorites, who seized the plane in Innsbruck, say Berger is under investigation over tax fraud for the aircraft. 47. The plane was later seized by the Indian authorities. 48. The soldiers threatened to seize any planes that landed, he added. 49. They had seized the plane shortly after it took off from Khartoum late Monday. 50. When the plane was seized, the CICR said the rebels were patients who were returning home after coming out of the ICRC hospital at Lokichokio in northern Kenya. |