The Telegraph
Passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo have overpowered a would-be hijacker
as the plane landed at Istanbul airport.12:00AM GMT 06 Jan 2011.
Police said the man was a Turk who had demanded that the plane return to Norway. His motive was unclear.
Reports suggest he tried to force his way into the cockpit of the plane saying: "I have a bomb."
The pilot notified emergency services at Istanbul's Ataturk airport. Passengers were quickly taken off after landing and the man was arrested and the bomb found to be a fake.
"I was sitting at the front end of the plane and I heard voices at the back of the plane around 30 minutes before we landed," said Lelya Kilic, one of the 60 passengers aboard flight TK1754 from Oslo.
"I saw a fight between passengers and a man with a mask, carrying a device that looked like a radio handset."
Police said a passenger had been sitting on top of the hijacker when they entered the plane. Police identified the hijacker as Cuma Yasar, 40, and Anatolia news agency said the man was carrying a card identifying him as a disabled person.
Salim Tahar, a passenger, told Norwegian television that someone in the back of the aircraft had put on a mask and threatened to blow up the plane in the air.
"The man spoke Turkish and demanded the plane return to Oslo," Mr Tahar said.
He said the crew moved the other passengers to the front of the plane, while the would-be hijacker remained at the back.
There were no reports of anyone being hurt in the incident
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