Turk Who Hijacked Plane to Be Prosecuted
From Times Wire Reports
Italian officials said they intended to prosecute a Turkish man for hijacking an airliner, despite his appeal for political asylum on the grounds that he was being persecuted as a Christian in his Muslim nation.
The Turkish Airlines plane carrying 113 people was hijacked en route from Albania to Turkey. It landed in the southern Italian city of Brindisi after fighter jets escorted the aircraft there.
A Brindisi prosecutor said suspect Hakan Ekinci also may be charged with terrorism.
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