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2008/08/27

Hijackers Free Passengers, Keep Crew



Denied, Denied, Denied


The Sun Air Boeing 737 was supposed to be en route to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Hijackers were denied permission to land in Egypt. The two hijackers--supposedly Darfur rebels--have released all 95 passengers (including 3 members of a SLA faction by Minni Minawi ) in Libya, but they still have seven crew members. The hijackers are requesting fuel to fly to France, which has so far been denied.

Although the hijackers said they were from the rebel Sudanese Liberation Army of Abdel Wahid Mohammed Nur, rebel leader Abdel Wahid Mohammed Nur denied responsibility for the hijacking. Sudan is requesting extradition of the hijackers; but in the meantime, negotiations are in progress.

Five years of conflict has left about 200,000 dead and over two million homeless in Darfur.

Date: 26 AUG 2008
Type: Boeing 737-200
Phase: En route (ENR)
Operator: Sun Air
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers: 95
Location: Tripoli (Libya)
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure : Nyala Airport (UYL/HSNL), Sudan
Destination : Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan
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