ANKARA, Turkey, March 28 — A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Ankara was hijacked Friday, the Anatolia news agency reported. The plane was hijacked after takeoff from Istanbul and was heading toward Greece, private NTV television reported.
THE PLANE at first diverted course and began heading toward the Aegean coastal city of Izmir, but later changed course toward neighboring Greece, NTV reported.
There was no information on the hijackers.
CNN-Turk television said 203 people — 194 passengers and nine crew members — were aboard.
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THE PLANE at first diverted course and began heading toward the Aegean coastal city of Izmir, but later changed course toward neighboring Greece, NTV reported.
There was no information on the hijackers.
CNN-Turk television said 203 people — 194 passengers and nine crew members — were aboard.
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