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TO IMMEDIATE F CO TELNO 294 OF 9 MARCH 1978
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.
FURTHER TO MY TELNO 293.
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THE QUOTE HI-JACKER UNQUOTE WAS THE FLIGHT ENGINEER, A MEMBER
OF THE AIRCRAFT'S CREW. AS THE FLIGHT WAS APPROACHING HONG KONG HE ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND ATTACKED THE CAPTAIN AND CO-PILOT WITH A HAMMER AND A PAIR OF SCISSORS. DURING THE STRUGGLE THE CAPTAIN ANNOUNCED OVER THE AIRCRAFT'S PA SYSTEM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS
BEING HI-JACKED. A QUOTE CABIN GUARD UNQUOTE WHO WAS ARMED WITH A POINT 25 PISTOL THEN ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND FIRED ONE SHOT WHICH KILLED THE QUOTE HI-JACKER UNQUOTE. BOTH THE CAPTAIN AND CO-PILOT ARE NOW IN HOSPITAL IN GOOD CONDITION. NO OTHER CASUALTIES.
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