C# 120
MEDIATE
EN CLAIR
FM HONG KONG 091105Z
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1978
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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 293 OF 9 MARCH 1978 No
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.
HI-JACKING CHINA AIR LINES BOEING 737, HONG KONG.
40. $1
See 9
1. AT 1735 LOCAL TIME WE WERE NOTIFIED BY CHINA AIR LINES
BOEING 737 FLIGHT 831 EN ROUTE FROM TAIWAN TO HONG KONG THAT IT
HAD BEEN HI-JACKED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 6 MINUTES FROM HONG KONG,
2. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED AT KAI TAK AND WAS BOARDED
BY POLICE. THE SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL.
3. THE HI-JACKER, WHO IS BELIEVED TO BE TAIWANESE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ARMED WITH A FIRE AXE. HE WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL OF AIRCRAFT AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT BY ONE OF THE CREW. ENQUIRIES ARE PROCEEDING.
4. THE PILOT AND THE ENGINEER WERE INJURED, HAVE BEEN REMOVED
TO HOSPITAL AND THE CONDITION OF BOTH IS SATISFACTORY. THE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED AND HAVE DISEMBARKED,
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