Saudi Gunman Held in Jet Hijacking Attempt
From Times Wire Reports
A gun-wielding Saudi passenger attempted to hijack a Saudi Arabian Airlines jet that took off from Khartoum, Sudan, but security forces overpowered and arrested him, officials said.
The gunman’s motive was not immediately known.
All 185 passengers and 19 crew members were safe as the Airbus 300 returned to Khartoum, said a spokesman for Sudan’s Interior Ministry. It was bound for Jidda, Saudi Arabia.
The suspect was identified by the airline as Adel Nasser Farj, a Saudi citizen born in 1972.
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