Tag: hijacking
Policeman among six arrest for hijacking
A 43-year-old police sergeant was amongst six suspects who were arrested on Monday for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle and two hijacked truck...
KZN communities urged to protect state vehicles
KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza has made an impassioned plea to provincial citizens to play their part and protect government employees from falling...
UK ‘SBS’ special forces storm tanker and detain stowaways in Channel
British special forces stormed a Greek-operated oil tanker in the English channel on Sunday to wrestle control of the vessel from seven stowaways who...
Bail for Libyan arrested for 2016 hijacking
A Maltese court granted bail to one of two men arrested ibn 2016 for hijacking after a passenger plane was forced to land in...
EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed unharmed, suspect arrested
An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday by a man with...
EgyptAir plane hijacked, most passengers freed
An Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus by a man apparently...
Hijacked Orkim Harmony tanker released, pirates escape
The hijacked oil tanker Orkim Harmony has been released by pirates, who fled in the ship's rescue boat, Malaysian navy and maritime...
Second small oil tanker hijacked in Malaysia this month
A small oil tanker was hijacked off the southeast coast of Malaysia over the weekend in the second such incident in the...
South Africa’s vehicle crime rates climb as economic and social conditions...
Crime rates in South Africa are expected to continue their upward climb as economic and social conditions deteriorate - a trend that...
Ethiopian Airlines pilot found guilty of hijacking his plane
An Ethiopian Airlines pilot was convicted in absentia on Tuesday of hijacking his own plane and flying it to Geneva, 13 months...
Co-pilot hijacked Ethiopian plane to Geneva, exited cockpit by rope
A co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight to seek asylum in Switzerland on Monday surrendered to police at Geneva airport after...
Interview – Piracy costs more than just a ransom
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is big business but the increased production of oil in the Gulf of Guinea has encouraged...
