Depressed Turk Jailed for Attempted Hijacking
From Reuters
ISTANBUL, Turkey —
A man who tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines plane because he was depressed about being deported from West Germany was sentenced to eight years and four months in jail Monday, the Anatolian News Agency reported.
Yusuf Orer, 21, told the Istanbul court he was demoralized about being deported when he tried to take over a Boeing 727 carrying 77 people on a flight from Frankfurt to Istanbul last June 28. He was overpowered by the crew after he entered the cockpit carrying a fire extinguisher.
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