Steven Jiang
CNN.com
June 29, 2012
Passengers and crew members thwarted an attempt to hijack a plane in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang, local authorities said Friday.
Ten minutes into the flight between the cities of Hotan and Urumqi, six people on board the plane tried to take control of it “through violence,” a short statement by the provincial police said.
The passengers and crew members managed to subdue the alleged hijackers, sustaining minor injuries in the struggle, police said. The plane then returned to Hotan.
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