One more held in Afghan hijacking

LONDON, FEB 11: The British police on Friday arrested one more suspected hijacker bringing the total number of those taken into custody in...

LONDON, FEB 11: The British police on Friday arrested one more suspected hijacker bringing the total number of those taken into custody in connection with the Afghan airlines aircraft hijacking to 22.

"We think we have identified those who were part of the incident," Kim White, a spokeswoman for Essex police said adding all the suspects were men. Detectives are questioning the arrested and may charge them under the International Aviation Law.

The hijack drama, which began last Sunday after the Ariana flight from Kabul to Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan was commandeered mid-air and landed at Britain `s Stansted airport after an odyssey through central Asia and Russia.

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