2016: Afriqiyah Airways A320 hijacker linked to pro-Gaddafi group, serving 10-year sentence in Malta for terrorism, repatriated.

2016 Afriqiyah Airways A320 hijacker, linked to pro-Gaddafi group, repatriated after serving 10-year sentence in Malta for terrorism. The flight, with 117 passengers and 6 crew members, was forced to Malta instead of Rome due to fuel constraints. Hijacker faced charges for hijacking, terrorism, and possession of imitation weapons, and is now banned from returning to Malta or any other EU country.

May 31, 2024
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