51.   Civil aviation secretary A.H. Jang had told reporters that there were two hijackers on the plane who could not speak English well and had demanded engineers be brought aboard.

52.   Earlier, officials in Russia and Azerbaijan had said that up to four hijackers were on board and were to blow up the plane.

53.   Early reports said the hijackers might be Saudis.

54.   Earlier, officials in Israel, Russia and Azerbaijan had said that up to four hijackers were on board, and they had threatened to blow up the plane.

55.   Egyptian officials, quoting Libyan authorities, intially said the hijackers were Saudi nationals.

56.   Egyptian officials, quoting Libyan authorities, said the hijackers were Saudi nationals who boarded in Jeddah.

57.   Egyptian officials, quoting Libyan authorities, initially said the hijackers were Saudi nationals.

58.   Essex county police spokeswoman Kim White said the hijackers were of Middle East origin and had relatives aboard the plane.

59.   Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said the five hijackers were Pakistanis.

60.   For the most part, the hijackers were clean-cut young men with no past terrorist associations to tip off authorities.