World IN BRIEF : ETHIOPIA : Security Forces End Hijacking Standoff
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Security forces stormed a hijacked plane, killing two of the hijackers and ending a six-day standoff at an eastern Ethiopian airport. Sources said the 48-seat plane was hijacked last Friday by three men and a woman on a domestic flight and forced to fly to Dire Dawa, 210 miles east of Addis Ababa, the capital. Security forces surrounded it, and on Tuesday, 16 passengers escaped. The remaining 24 passengers and crew were freed by the security forces. The hijackers’ demands were not disclosed.
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