Somali Plane Hijacked? | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-04.01.24

Airborne-Unlimited-04.16.24

Airborne-FlightTraining-04.17.24 Airborne-Unlimited-04.11.24

Airborne-Unlimited-04.12.24

Join Us At 0900ET, Friday, 4/10, for the LIVE Morning Brief.
Watch It LIVE at
www.airborne-live.net

Tue, Nov 07, 2006

Somali Plane Hijacked?

Or Maybe It Was Kidnapped, Or Just Returned To Owner

A plane may have been hijacked in Somalia... or possibly it was a political kidnapping. Or maybe the owner simply wanted his plane back.

What is known is that an aircraft leaving the port city of Kismayu, bound for Mogadishu, had on board two senior Islamic leaders. The two Muslims are members of the Union of Islamic Courts, which is in conflict with the defacto government of Somalia.

Authorities believe they were on their way to negotiate with the government. The two sides are currently observing an uneasy truce.

The plane, type unknown, was diverted to neighboring Kenya. What makes this story confusing, is that it is believed the owner of the aircraft, who lives in Kenya, ordered the pilot to bring the aircraft home to Wilson airport near Nairobi, for reasons unknown.

The government of Kenya, so far, has not commented on the issue. It is not known when -- or if -- the two Muslim leaders will be returned to Somalia.

FMI: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/so.html

Advertisement

More News

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.16.24)

Aero Linx: International Business Aviation Council Ltd IBAC promotes the growth of business aviation, benefiting all sectors of the industry and all regions of the world. As a non->[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.16.24)

"During the annual inspection of the B-24 “Diamond Lil” this off-season, we made the determination that 'Lil' needs some new feathers. Due to weathering, the cloth-cove>[...]

Airborne 04.10.24: SnF24!, A50 Heritage Reveal, HeliCycle!, Montaer MC-01

Also: Bushcat Woes, Hummingbird 300 SL 4-Seat Heli Kit, Carbon Cub UL The newest Junkers is a faithful recreation that mates a 7-cylinder Verner radial engine to the airframe offer>[...]

Airborne 04.12.24: SnF24!, G100UL Is Here, Holy Micro, Plane Tags

Also: Seaplane Pilots Association, Rotax 916’s First Year, Gene Conrad After a decade and a half of struggling with the FAA and other aero-politics, G100UL is in production a>[...]

Airborne-Flight Training 04.17.24: Feds Need Controllers, Spirit Delay, Redbird

Also: Martha King Scholarship, Montaer Grows, Textron Updates Pistons, FlySto The FAA is hiring thousands of air traffic controllers, but the window to apply will only be open for >[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC