Man attempts to hijack Alitalia Paris-Rome flight

the_tyrant · 04-24-11, 07:26 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13184416

A man has been overpowered by cabin crew on an Alitalia flight from Paris to Rome, after he drew out a small knife and demanded the plane divert to the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 04-25-11, 08:35 AM

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Italian police named the man as Valery Tolmachev, aged 48. He is reportedly a member of the Kazakh delegation at Unesco in Paris.

This is most interesting part in my opinion.

Bilge_Rat · 04-25-11, 12:19 PM

it sounds strange. You don't hijack a plane with nail clippers. It could be overreaction by the flight crew.

Jimbuna · 04-26-11, 02:30 PM

Hard to tell what is definitive but probably someone suffering from pressure/stress?

04-24-11, 07:26 PM	#1
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Man attempts to hijack Alitalia Paris-Rome flight http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13184416 A man has been overpowered by cabin crew on an Alitalia flight from Paris to Rome, after he drew out a small knife and demanded the plane divert to the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

04-25-11, 12:19 PM	#3
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	it sounds strange. You don't hijack a plane with nail clippers. It could be overreaction by the flight crew. __________________

04-26-11, 02:30 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Hard to tell what is definitive but probably someone suffering from pressure/stress? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!