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Travel 2.0 Travel News Libya: man who tried to hijack Italian plane overpowered
Libya: man who tried to hijack Italian plane overpowered E-mail
Alitalia planes in Rome
The would-be hijacker asked that the Alitalia plane be taken to Tripoli Photo: REUTERS
12:24AM BST 25 Apr 2011

A statement from Alitalia airlines said the man had assaulted a flight attendant "and asked that the plane be taken to Tripoli".

Other attendants on flight AZ329 then overpowered the man, who was "clearly agitated" and the captain radioed police, who arrested the man when the plane landed, the statement said.

Italian media reports quoting police sources said the man was armed with what appeared to be a small knife.

The flight attendant was taken to a first aid station at Rome airport for treatment of minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.

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