Updated Mar 05, 2021 | 17:26 IST
Plot to hijack Iran Air plane flying 100 passengers from Ahwaz to Mashhad was foiled by the IRGC, Iran said on Friday. Representational image | Photo Credit: AP
Tehran: A plot to hijack an Iran Air plane flying 100 passengers from Ahwaz to the holy city of Mashhad was foiled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of the Iranian Armed Forces, Iran said on Friday. Iranian Republic News Agency (IRNA) said that the plane made an emergency landing at the central Iranian city of Isfahan and the alleged perpetrator was arrested.
According to IRGC, the Fokker 100 aircraft, flight number 334, took off from Ahwaz airport after a 10-minute delay, at 10.10 pm on Thursday night.
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US Army Apache Longbow helicopters line the ramp at the airfield in Ein Al-Assad military base, Iraq, as seen on 7 January 2004 [SSGT Suzanne Jenkins, USAF] March 4, 2021 at 12:24 pm
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Israel’s security establishment believes Iran will attempt more attacks like Friday’s explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman, and that Israel will have to retaliate.
Israeli news site
Wallareported Sunday that security officials have concluded that Friday’s attack was intended as a warning. The attackers “did not intend to sink” the ship, one said, “but rather to tell Israel about their future intentions.” Further attacks are expected to be attempted in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.