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Hijackers of Sudanese plane release women, children - report

Other News Materials 27 August 2008 15:08 (UTC +04:00)

The hijackers of a Sudanese plane on Wednesday released all the passengers of the plane, Al-Arabiya television broadcaster said, citing Libyan officials, reported dpa.

The Boeing 737 plane had been hijacked on Tuesday when it was flying from the city of Nyala in Darfur to the capital Khartoum.

The hijackers- believed to be Darfur rebels - demanded that the plane be flown to Paris, with the aircraft having to make a fuelling stop at Libya's Al-Qafra airport.

Some 95 people - 87 passengers and eight crew members - were on board the plane when it was hijacked.

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