A pilot of an Israeli El Al passenger plane sits in the cockpit as he
checks his aircraft on the tarmac at Istanbul airport, November 17,
2002, after its 170 pasengers on board landed safely at Ataturk airport
following an abortive hijacking by a lone Israeli Arab. Israeli sky
marshals foiled a suspected hijacking attempt on Sunday night of the El
Al Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul, overpowering a passenger
armed with a pocketknife, officials and witnesses said. REUTERS/Fatih
Saribas

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