it seemed like a bluff. we know this area of libya where the plane originated from is a security mess. there is a void there. there is no government in libya that s functioning properly. how far is this from the actual terminal? three miles. the run way in the local airport where the plane originated from is three miles from the terminal. you can imagine the security nightmare there. libya has a history of violent incidents on planes. just in december two planes were shot at while on the runway in tripoli. this was a politically motivated act. pro gadhafi supporters. two want to be more involved in the political process in libya. i think they wanted out. are they just trying to send a message? what did they think they would accomplish with this? carrying fake weapons. they wanted to get out of libya. it was bizarre as the passengers came off the plane they were shaking hands of the hijackers who never took their cell phones. it doesn t appear the passengers were in danger.
through the eyes and minds of my colleagues and friends, where it happened right from the start. january 2011, the rumblings of an uprising in cairo. crowds begin to gather in tahrir square. a revolution has begun. what is your message to president mubarak? he should leave tonight. mubarak has been the leader for 30 years, and the growing number of protesters want him out. mubarak digs in and the once peaceful protest grows violent. reporter: this is an unmistakable show of military force. fighter jets flying low over tahrir square, liberation square, a symbol of defiance. what you are hearing them say is go, go in arabic. flying in the air. the demonstrators say that s the army firing to warn them to stay away. reporter: pro-mubarak forces target the protesters. journalists come under attack. it s completely surreal experience. okay. okay. i m not okay, i m being told to walk. don t stay okay. [ crowd noise ] we have been hit now like ten times. the egy
tasted freedom. you ll experience all of that through the eyes and minds of my colleagues and friends, where it happened right from the start. january 2011, the rumblings of an uprising in cairo. crowds begin to gather in tahrir square. a revolution has begun. what is your message to president mubarak? he should leave tonight. mubarak has been the leader for years. they want him out. mubarak digs in and the once peaceful protest grows violent. this is an unmistakable military force. fighter jets flying low over tahrir square, liberation square, a symbol of defiance. what you are hearing them say is go, go. flying in the air. the demonstrators say that s the army firing to warn them to stay away. promubarak forces target the protesters. journalists come under attack. it s completely surreal experience. okay. okay. i m not okay, i m being told to walk. don t say okay. we have been hit now like ten times. the egyptian soldiers are doing nothing. we would
happened right from the start. january 2011, the rumblings of an uprising in cairo. crowds begin to gather in tahrir square. a revolution has begun. what is your message to president mubarak? he should leave tonight. mubarak has been the leader for years. they want him out. mubarak digs in and the once peaceful protest grows violent. this is an unmistakable military force. fighter jets flying low over tahrir square, liberation square, a symbol of defiance. what you are hearing them say is go, go. flying in the air. the demonstrators say that s the army firing to warn them to stay away. promubarak forces target the protesters. journalists come under attack. it s completely surreal experience. okay. okay. i m not okay, i m being told to walk. don t say okay. we have been hit now like ten times. the egyptian soldiers are doing nothing. we would like to be showing you instead of this picture, this strange picture of us sitting on the floor, we would like t
through the eyes and minds of my colleagues and friends, where it happened right from the start. january 2011, the rumblings of an uprising in cairo. crowds begin to gather in tahrir square. a revolution has begun. what is your message to president mubarak? he should leave tonight. mubarak has been the leader for years. they want him out. mubarak digs in and the once peaceful protest grows violent. this is an unmistakable military force. fighter jets flying low over tahrir square, liberation square, a symbol of defiance. what you are hearing them say is go, go. flying in the air. the demonstrators say that s the army firing to warn them to stay away. promubarak forces target the protesters. journalists come under attack. it s completely surreal experience. okay. okay. i m not okay, i m being told to walk. don t say okay. we have been hit now like ten times. the egyptian soldiers are doing nothing. we would like to be showing you instead of this picture