Date: | Monday 22 January 2007 |
Time: | |
Type: | ATR 42-500 ? |
Owner/operator: | Air Botswana |
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MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) -
South Africa
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Gaborone-Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE/FBSK) |
Destination airport: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) |
Narrative:Shortly after takeoff a 26-year-old man jumped up. He carried a bottle of liquid and said if the water touched the lid, it would explode. He also claimed to be a member of al-Qaeda. The flight continued to Johannesburg. When the plane stopped in a secure area far from the terminal, the man insisted on speaking to a police officer. When police boarded the plane, the man was tackled and arrested.
Sources:
No Al Qaeda links in attempted skyjacking (SABC, 23-1-2007)
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