The World - News from March 6, 1986
A Soviet co-pilot who hijacked an Aeroflot flight to China last December has been sentenced to eight years in prison, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced. However, East European sources said he is likely to be extradited to the Soviet Union soon. The flier, Shamil Gadji Ogly Alimuradov, was convicted by a court in Harbin of hijacking the Antonov 24 aircraft Dec. 19. The plane and the other 42 people aboard were quickly returned to the Soviet Union.
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