Hijackers of Darfur plane refuse negotiations (AP)

08.27.2008 - World - Comments [0]

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TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya's official news agency is reporting that hijackers of a plane that departed from Sudan's Darfur region are refusing to negotiate after landing at a remote desert airfield in southern Libya.

The JANA news agency says the hijackers are also refusing to release women and children and allow provisions onto the plane.

Hijackers commandeered the flight soon after it took off Tuesday from Nyala, the capital of southern Darfur, en route to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. The plane was diverted to a World War II-era airstrip in Libya's Sahara desert oasis of Kufra.

Wednesday's report says airport director Khaled Sasiya spoke to one of the hijackers, who demanded maps to fly to Paris and fuel for the plane.

Sudanese passenger plane was hijacked between the town of Nyala in Darfur and has landed in Libya, the Arabic satellite TV channel Al Jazeera said on Tuesday. (Graphics/Reuters)" class="newsimage" />

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