Hijacked C-130 flown to Khartoum?

[hawk-eyes]

I've just heard that the Khartoum airport is closed due to a hijacked C-130 on the runway. Apparently the aircraft was hijacked by some movement. The Sudanese air force apparently intercepted the aircraft and escorted it to Khartoum. The Sudanese authorities blocked the Khartoum runwaywith fire trucks to prevent a landing, while the C-130 circled overhead. Eventually the aircraft was permitted to land but is still on the centre-line of the runway. Negotiations are now taking place. The Khartoum airport is still closed.

[spice]

Flew out of Khartoum early hours of this morning - no problem.

[hawk-eyes]

Khartoum airport now re-opened. The C-130 was moved to the military apron.

[Onions]

What happenend to the Hi-jackers? Did the aircraft move with them on board??

(Edited cos I cant spell or type!)

[hawk-eyes]

Not certain. One of our aeries was waiting for start while this was going down. Apparently there were people embarking and disembarking before moving to the miltary dispersal. Apparently the hijackers were from an Eritrean organization.

[Jacobest]

Does anybody know to which company the c130 belongs?

[4HolerPoler]

Latest:
Plane forced down in Sudan

Hijackers forced a plane carrying about 70 people believed to be Eritreans to land in Sudanese capital on Friday before surrendering to security forces, according to a UN refugee agency official. Michael Lindenbauer, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees deputy representative in Khartoum, said the plane had left southern Libya bound for Eritrea when unidentified hijackers forced the passenger plane to land in Eritrea. "We know the hijacking is over because they surrendered to authorities," Lindenbauer told The Associated Press in Egypt during a telephone interview.

The UN official said no people were injured during the drama, but he had no details on the hijackers' identities not how many there were. The plane landed at a Khartoum airport about 14:00 and the hijacking ended soon after, Lindenbauer said.

[BUSHJEPPY]

C-130 was of the Libyan Air Force (yes they have some, wouldn't be sure of the airworthiness!) and the hijackers were Eritrean refugees being repatriated by force...