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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1985
Page
5
AP reports days after Egyptair Flight MS648 hijacking reveals conflicting survivor accounts and vague motives. Five hijackers attempted Libya or Tunisia routes, Malta chosen due to fuel limits. One hijacker killed a passenger, others wounded security guard. only Scarlett Rogenkamp died.
Ashgan Attiya, a stewardess who survived the EgyptAir hijacking, is welcomed at Cairo Airport with 12 other survivors. Mendelson is declared clinically dead but remains on life support. Passengers note Athens airport security was unusually strict. Hijackers threatened to shoot until fuel was supplied. 30 year old Jackie Pflug of Pasadena, Texas, was killed. Egyptian commandos arrive by C 130. Maltese PM Bonni promised a rapid rescue.
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