Afriqiyah Airways A320 hijackers in custody
Two Libyan hijackers who took over an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 and forced it to fly to Malta Dec 23 have been taken into custody after releasing all 118 passengers and crew unharmed, according to the island’s prime minister Joseph Muscat. Malta International said operations are "returning to normal and our schedule will fully recover by the end of today." During the incident, MIA said the "aerodrome was closed for under 30 minutes. The aircraft had been on a flight from Sabha, in the southwest of the North African nation to the Libyan capital Tripoli when it diverted to the small Mediterranean island. Media reports from Malta had said 2 men on board threatened to blow up the aircraft; their demands, if any, were not known. <br/>
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Afriqiyah Airways A320 hijackers in custody
Two Libyan hijackers who took over an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 and forced it to fly to Malta Dec 23 have been taken into custody after releasing all 118 passengers and crew unharmed, according to the island’s prime minister Joseph Muscat. Malta International said operations are "returning to normal and our schedule will fully recover by the end of today." During the incident, MIA said the "aerodrome was closed for under 30 minutes. The aircraft had been on a flight from Sabha, in the southwest of the North African nation to the Libyan capital Tripoli when it diverted to the small Mediterranean island. Media reports from Malta had said 2 men on board threatened to blow up the aircraft; their demands, if any, were not known. <br/>
