Libya extradites hijackers to Egypt

CAIRO - Libya yesterday extradited three Egyptians who hijacked an EgyptAir plane to Libya on Wednesday with more than 140 people…

CAIRO - Libya yesterday extradited three Egyptians who hijacked an EgyptAir plane to Libya on Wednesday with more than 140 people aboard, Egyptian state television said. The hijackers, a 42 year old man and his teenage son and nephew, arrived in Egypt on the orders of the Libyan leader, Col Moammer Gadafy, it said.

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