Company Watch - Atlas Jet.Aug 27, 2007 A Turkish court has charged two men with hijacking hijacking Crime of seizing possession or control of a vehicle from another by force or threat of force. Although by the late 20th century hijacking most frequently involved the seizure of an airplane and its forcible diversion to destinations chosen by the air pirates, when after they sought to seize control of a plane heading for Istanbul from northern Cyprus at the weekend, state-run Anatolian news agency said on Thursday. The two hijackers surrendered and released their hostages Persons taken by an individual or organized group in order to force a state, government unit, or community to meet certain conditions: payment of ransom, release of prisoners, or some other act. after forcing the Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. Jet plane to land in southern Turkey on Saturday. They had said they had a bomb, which turned out to be modeling clay with wires attached. Hijackings are not uncommon in Turkey, where a number of radical groups ranging from Kurdish separatists separatists, in religion, those bodies of Christians who withdrew from the Church of England. They desired freedom from church and civil authority, control of each congregation by its membership, and changes in ritual. In the 16th cent. to far-left islamist militants operate. Aug 23, 2007 A Turkish court in the southern resort city of Antalya charged the men with "hijacking a plane, membership in an armed terror group and threatening people's freedom" and sent them to an Antalya prison to await AWAIT, crim. law. Seems to signify what is now understood by lying in wait, or way-laying. trial, the agency said. Officials said the pair had demanded to be taken to Tehran and media reports have said one of the men was trained in camps run by al Qaeda militants and planned to flee flee v. fled , flee·ing, flees v.intr. 1. To run away, as from trouble or danger: fled from the house into the night. 2. to Afghanistan. The two have been identified as a Turkish man and an Egyptian born in Cairo in 1974. The Atlas Jet plane was hijacked as it brought 136 passengers from northern Cyprus -- a destination popular with Turkish and foreign tourists -- to Istanbul. Most passengers were quickly released or escaped through emergency exits but six crew and passengers were held hostage hostage, person held by another as a guarantee that certain actions or promises will or will not be carried out. During periods of internal turmoil, insurgents often seize hostages; recent examples include seizures of Americans and other foreigners by militants in until the hijackers surrendered about five hours after forcing the plane to land. Aug 23, 2007 Atlas Jet McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. MD-83 jet hijacked in Turkey, the officials said the pair had demanded to be taken to Tehran. Broadcaster CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. Turk said the two had met in northern Cyprus a year ago and their ultimate goal was to reach Afghanistan and join al Qaeda. It quoted police officials in the southern city of Antalya as saying one of the hijackers was Turkish and the other an Egyptian born in Cairo in 1974, who had received training in al Qaeda camps. It did not specify where the camps were. Newspapers carried similar reports. Previous reports have said one of the hijackers was a Syrian passport-holder, thought to be Palestinian. Aug 20, 2007 Atlas Jet McDonnell Douglas MD-83 jet was hijacked as it brought 136 passengers from northern Cyprus -- a destination popular with Turkish and foreign tourists -- to Istanbul. One of the hijackers had tried to force the cockpit This article is about the flight deck of an aircraft. For other uses, see Cockpit (disambiguation). A cockpit is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted aircraft from which a pilot controls the aircraft. door open 15 minutes after takeoff and told passengers he was a member of al Qaeda. Most passengers were quickly released or escaped through emergency exits but six crew and passengers were held hostage until the hijackers surrendered about five hours after forcing the plane to land. Hijackings are not uncommon in Turkey, where a number of radical groups ranging from Kurdish separatists to far-left militants operate, and several incidents in the last year or so have ended without casualties. Aug 20, 2007 Turkish Aircraft Hijacked, Passengers Freed. One of two men who hijacked a plane heading for Istanbul from northern Cyprus was trained in camps run by al Qaeda militants and planned to flee to Afghanistan, Turkish media reports said on Monday. The two hijackers surrendered and released their hostages after forcing the Atlas Jet McDonnell Douglas MD-83 plane to land in southern Turkey on Saturday with the threat of a "bomb" which turned out to be modeling clay with wires attached. 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