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Would-be hijacker dies after Sydney airport jet standoff
Italian suspect Dimiscus Sperantzo tried to hijack a Pan Am 747 at Sydney International Airport aiming for Moscow via Singapore and Rome. Police evacuated a woman with knife injuries after a four hour drama. Sperantzo died hours later from gunshot wounds after tear gas, a high pressure hose, and gunfire.
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