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Turkish plane 'hijacker' subdued | Turkish plane 'hijacker' subdued |
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A man who apparently attempted to hijack a Turkish Airlines plane has been overpowered by fellow passengers, officials say. | |
The passengers on board the plane flying from Antalya to St Petersburg, Russia, quickly subdued the man, who claimed to have a bomb. | |
No explosives were discovered on the passenger who was reportedly drunk. | |
The Airbus A-320 with more than 160 people on board continued its flight and later landed in St Petersburg. | |
He was so drunk, he gave a note to a stewardess claiming to have explosives on him Temel Kotil,Turkish Airlines manager | |
The man - who was not immediately identified - was taken off the plane and arrested by Russian police. | |
The passenger sparked a hijack alert after handing a note to a stewardess, officials say. | |
"He was so drunk, he gave a note to a stewardess claiming to have explosives on him," Turkish Airlines manager Temel Kotil told Turkey's NTL television. | |
The man then allegedly tried to force his way towards the cockpit, but was overpowered by fellow passengers. | |
Nobody was injured in the incident. | |
The incident happened in Belarussian air space. | The incident happened in Belarussian air space. |