Pakistan Train Hijack: 8 hijacking that shocked the world

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Hijacks in the past

The current train hijacking in Pakistan has sent shockwaves around the world and made the world introspect about the condition of humanity. But the hijacks are not new, and so isn’t the trauma that comes with it. Here we mention 8 train and plane hijacks and attempts in the past.

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The Pakistan train hijack

On Tuesday, March 11, militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked a passenger train in Balochistan, Pakistan, and the train carrying approximately 500 passengers was under continuous terror and fear of attacks.

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Abuja–Kaduna Train Attack

Back in March 2022, bandits attacked a train from Abuja to Kaduna in Nigeria, and used explosives to derail the train and open fire on passengers. It is reported that although the abductees were freed months later.

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Attempted hijacking

In Avalon airport, Australia, an attempted hijack was reported by the authorities, and the blame is now on a 17-year-old. It is said that the boy was carrying a stolen shotgun and spread it through a bomb hoax in the plane.

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The EgyptAir hijack

In March 2016, an EgyptAir flight was hijacked while en route from Alexandria to Cairo. A man who claimed to be wearing a suicide belt hijacked the plane and made the crew land in Larnaca, Cyprus.

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Attempted hijacking in Tianjin Airlines Flight

Back in 2012, the cabin crew, passengers, and two policemen on board foiled an attempt to hijack a plane. Six people tried to hijack Tianjin Airlines Flight, armed with explosives but were subdued by passengers and crew who were injured in the process.

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AeroMexico Flight hijack

In September 2009, AeroMexico was hijacked by a man claiming to have a bomb and his only demand was to speak with the President of Mexico to warn them of a disaster.

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Turkish Airlines Flight 1476 Hijacking

Another plane hijack was back in 2006, on a Turkish Airlines Flight. The flight was going from Tirana to Istanbul, and the hijacker, Hakan Ekinci, was arrested in Italy.

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The dangerous 9/11 attacks

On September 11, 2001, four commercial airlines in the US were hijacked by terrorists linked to al-Qaeda. Two planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and it resulted in over 3,000 deaths.

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