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Old 5th Aug 2010, 16:03
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No actual plane was involved, but there was a scenario involving a Boeing 767 plane that had been hijacked and forced down at Harare airport.
Not the first time these hijack drills have caused 'panic and anxiety':

Mock hijack drill at Indore airport - Hindustan Times

The Chinese do these drills regularly and publicize them:

People's Daily Online -- Anti-hijack drill conducted in Chongqing

Anti-hijack drill in Nanjing

China conducts anti-hijack drill in Urumqi(21/10/04)
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