Honduran jet hijackers surrender in Panama City
A TAN-SAHSA Boeing 737 seized in Tegucigalpa landed in Panama City on Saturday where four hijackers surrendered to Col. Manuel Antonio Noriega. About 50 hostages, including some Americans, were freed or remained aboard as Panama and Nicaragua mediated. The hijackers sought political asylum in Cuba and claimed ties to the Cinchoneros Popular Liberation Front.
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Panamanian Air Force
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Foreign Ministry
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Indonesian airliner hijacked to Bangkok amid prisoner demand
An Indonesian Airs aircraft with 57 aboard including three Americans was hijacked after departing Palembang. It refueled in Penang then flew to Bangkok. Hijackers demand 20 political prisoners released in Indonesia, with negotiations tied to a potential DC-10 transfer to Sri Lanka. Bangkok vows not to land the aircraft. Sri Lanka says it will not permit landing there. One American passenger identified as Schneider, Milchem employee.
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Colombo
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India
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