Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has disrupted airplane hijacking try

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar.6

Development:

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard IRGC flight safety has averted the tried hijack of a passenger aircraft from Ahvaz to Mashhad on Thursday night time.

The IRGC flight safety unit has disrupted the hijacking try of a Fokker 100 passenger aircraft that belonged to Iran Air, stated the IRGC in a press release on Friday, Development stories citing ISNA.

” The try and hijack Iran Air passenger aircraft, Fokker 100 which took off from Ahvaz Airport to Mashhad flight No. 334 at 22:10 pm on Thursday night time, was foiled by the IRGC safety unit and after the emergency touchdown at Isfahan Airport, the perpetrator was arrested,” the assertion stated.

“In line with preliminary statements, the perpetrator tried to land the aircraft on the airport of one of many Persian Gulf international locations after the hijack. The flight passengers have traveled to the vacation spot in good well being with another flight. The size of this prison exercise are below investigation,” it was famous within the assertion.