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Chadian airspace it was met by French
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Muhammed, a Sudanese national, so that he could be charged with terrorism, posing a threat to passenger safety, and illegal possession of arms. Chad further announced an intention to prosecute him.
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The passengers and crew subsequently re-boarded the aircraft, which then returned to
Khartoum International at 22:00 local time (19:00 UTC). The Sudanese Minister of Justice requested that
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rebel group. Sudan's Civil
Aviation Authority also formed a separate committee specifically to investigate how Muhammed was able to get a weapon through security undetected.
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is exterminating the population by creating conflicts among different communities and saying that it's just an internal, communal problem," he said.
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at 0830 UTC, where it was immediately surrounded by
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359:"Chadian troops seize hijacker of Sudanese plane"
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548:– Press Release by the United States embassy in
439:"Sudanese arrested after attempted plane hijack"
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426:Sudanese hijack ends, hijacker seized in Chad
516:Troops seize hijacker of Sudan plane in Chad
485:Sudanese passenger plane hijacked by gunman
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1183:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2007
898:Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 2867
858:Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 2748
848:Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 1209
428:– newsgd.com – Retrieved April 18, 2007.
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562:Sudan Plane Hijack Ends Peacefully
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441:. March 30, 2007. Archived from
279:Chad's infrastructure minister,
1072:N'Djamena International Airport
728:Mogadishu TransAVIAexport crash
257:N'Djamena International Airport
888:Philippine Airlines Flight 475
878:Africa One Antonov An-26 crash
868:One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269
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390:"Hijacked Plane Lands In Chad"
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231:Khartoum International Airport
121:Khartoum International Airport
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1208:January 2007 events in Africa
1178:Aircraft hijackings in Africa
698:Zell am See mid-air collision
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285:Justice and Equality Movement
1004:Lycée Montaigne de N'Djamena
318:Turkish Airlines Flight 1476
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708:Garuda Indonesia Flight 200
529:– Retrieved April 19, 2007.
521:September 30, 2007, at the
491:– Retrieved April 19, 2007.
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16:2007 aircraft hijacking
1098:N'Djamena Grand Mosque
1040:Les Etoiles Brillantes
828:Air Moorea Flight 1121
539:Air West Flight Hijack
544:July 2, 2007, at the
400:on September 29, 2007
1238:Chad–Sudan relations
1213:History of N'Djamena
1119:Geyser Football Club
1088:Chad National Museum
908:Atlasjet Flight 4203
678:RĂ©gional Flight 7775
1223:2007 crimes in Chad
1155:Air West Flight 612
1035:Wellsprings Academy
936:► 2008
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688:Adam Air Flight 172
668:Air West Flight 612
648:Adam Air Flight 574
306:Sudanese government
187:Air West Flight 612
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131:Destination
1172:Categories
1114:Gazelle FC
324:References
250:Mirage F-1
203:Boeing 737
161:Fatalities
145:Passengers
91:Boeing 737
55:2007-01-24
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1081:Landmarks
1065:Transport
976:N'Djamena
527:France 24
213:Hijacking
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199:Al-Fashir
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177:Survivors
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66:Hijacking
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550:khartoum
542:Archived
519:Archived
363:ABC News
312:See also
273:Interpol
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191:Air West
169:Injuries
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101:Air West
97:Operator
82:Aircraft
1128:History
1107:Culture
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489:Reuters
369:May 19,
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586:Africa
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