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Hijackers Seek Asylum After Turkiye Turkey Flight Hijack
More than 60 Turkish passengers flew to Istanbul after four hijackers surrendered in Sofia. The Boeing 707, with 71 passengers and 10 crew, remained in Sofia while Bulgaria granted asylum to the four men. Passengers recalled being forced to eat during Ramadan and threats to blow up the plane. The hijackers demanded freeing 13 leftist prisoners and reforms. their goal was to topple the Turkish regime and establish a Marxist Leninist system.
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