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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 2000

Page

17

Hostages recall eight days of terror on Indian flight

The eight day hijack of Indian Airlines Flight 814 ended in Kandahar as 155 passengers endured fear, threats, and hunger. Belgian hostage David Jansen cried as others were freed and a makeshift diary documented events from December 24 to the landing in New Delhi.

Kandahar Afghanistan Indian Airlines Ravi Kumar Press Trust of India Katmandu Nepal New Delhi India Kumar David Jansen Ashok Chawla South Asia Lahore Pakistan Amritsar United Arab Emirates Devi Sharan Jansen Katyal Rachna Erick de Mal United Nations Taliban Dubai Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vajpayee Jaswant Singh Madanial Khurana

India Pakistan trade accusations over hijackers location

Pakistani officials pledged to arrest five Indian Airlines hijackers if they enter Pakistan but rejected India's claim that they are already there. India says the hijackers fled Kandahar after releasing 155 hostages and escaping with weapons. Pakistan denies. The dispute heightens tensions as Afghanistan says the hijackers fled, while India accuses Pakistan of support for Kashmir militants.

India Pakistan Islamabad Afghanistan Kandahar Taliban Rehnatullah Aga Jaswant Singh Quetta Devi Sharan Associated Press Moinuddin Haider Erick de Mal Kashmir

Militant Ambush Kills Four Soldiers in Lebanon

In Dinniyah near Tripoli a Sunni militant group ambushed a Lebanese army patrol killing four soldiers and kidnapping two. The army said forces seized gun paraphernalia, rounded up suspects, and searched a former Jamaa Al Islamiya radio station for the abducted officers.

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