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| A plane flying from Cyprus to Istanbul has been diverted to the southern Turkish city of Antalya after a hijack attempt, Turkish TV reports. | |
| The two hijackers, who are reported to be speaking Arabic, wanted the plane to fly to Tehran. | |
| A number of passengers escaped from the plane after it landed at Antalya. | |
| An official from the airline, Atlas Jet, said there were 136 passengers and six crew on the plane when it left Ercan Airport in Northern Cyprus. | An official from the airline, Atlas Jet, said there were 136 passengers and six crew on the plane when it left Ercan Airport in Northern Cyprus. |
| The plane was two hours into its journey from Northern Cyprus to Istanbul, when two men tried to forced their way into the cockpit, the BBC's Turkey correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports. | |
| When they did not succeed, the men asked to be flown to Iran, but the plane landed in Antalya. | |
| A number of passengers then succeeded in opening the door and jumping on the tarmac, according to local reports. | |
| Only a few passengers, crew members and the hijackers were left on board, Atlas Jet chief executive Tuncay Doganer said. | |
| It is thought the hijackers do not possess weapons, but appear to carry what is thought to be a bomb, Mr Doganer told Turkish TV. | |
| Passengers told local TV that the hijackers were tall, dark skinned, apparently speaking Arabic and claiming to be from al-Qaeda. |