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# Hijack

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Tanker ‘safe’ after hijack reported in Gulf of Oman
The Royal Navy’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the incident was ‘complete’
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Aug 4th 2021, 8:31 AM
Driver ejected from taxi on motorway after late-night taxi hijacking in Galway
Two men have been charged and will appear before Galway District Court this evening.
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Apr 16th 2021, 6:10 PM
Man armed with knife tried to hijack car in Cork city
A man in his late teens has been arrested.
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Jul 21st 2020, 12:59 PM
Man and woman due in court over Tipperary hijacking and robbery
Both are due to appear before Cashel District Court later today.
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Mar 12th 2020, 10:48 AM
Gardaí hunt for man who hijacked woman's car at knifepoint which was then 'used in armed robbery'
Gardaí have appealed to the public to be on the lookout for the vehicle.
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Mar 6th 2020, 4:32 PM
Driver abducts 51 schoolchildren in Italy and sets bus ablaze
The driver said he was protesting migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.
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Mar 20th 2019, 8:31 PM
Teen arrested after trying to hijack ambulance
It’s understood he drove a few metres before being restrained by the crew.
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Jun 4th 2017, 12:04 PM
Surveillance footage shows Berlin attack suspect travelled through France
He is believed to have travelled through Lyon by train.
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Dec 26th 2016, 7:41 PM
Two men used fake weapons to hijack Libyan plane
They had claimed to have a grenade when they took over the plane, which had over 100 people on board.
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Dec 23rd 2016, 8:35 PM
Woman (60) chased for her keys before having her car hijacked
The incident happened at the Northside Park and Ride Car Park in Belfast last week.
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Jul 18th 2016, 9:00 AM
British hostage had photo taken with EgyptAir hijacker
“I figured if his bomb was real I’d nothing to lose anyway”.
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Mar 30th 2016, 7:42 AM
Man impersonating garda hijacks jeep, steals wallet from elderly driver
The jeep was later located in Castleshane.
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Mar 25th 2016, 10:42 PM
Car hijacked at knifepoint in early morning attack
Two hooded men wearing dark clothing stopped the car at around 5am.
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Dec 28th 2014, 3:38 PM
Carjacking: Taxi-driver forced from car in early morning attack
The driver was travelling with three male passengers when the man in the front seat forced him to stop, and assaulted him.
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Nov 15th 2014, 12:08 PM
24-year-old due in court over hijacked taxi crash
A second man who was in the car at the time of the crash died of his injuries yesterday morning.
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Jun 9th 2014, 10:22 PM
'You get such an awful fright ... some people just don't come back to the business'
Taxi drivers are voicing their concern, following the latest hijacking of a cab in Dublin. One of the men in the stolen taxi died yesterday, after it crashed a short time after it was taken.
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Jun 9th 2014, 1:15 PM
Man charged over car hijacked last week with two children inside
The incident occurred last week in Terenure in Dublin.
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May 19th 2014, 8:15 PM
Drunk passenger leads to 'miscommunication' that Virgin plane was hijacked
Indonesia TV is reporting the aeroplane had left Australia and was forced to land at Bali International Airport.
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Apr 25th 2014, 9:29 AM
Taxi drivers to discuss new security options following recent attacks
A taxi driver was badly beaten and had his car stolen after being threatened at knife-point in west Dublin overnight.
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Aug 21st 2013, 9:01 PM
Two arrested in Limerick after taxi hijacking
A taxi driver was threatened by two men with a knife on Saturday night.
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Jan 28th 2013, 11:34 AM
Hijackers run over NI postman with his own mail van
The attackers stole the van and made off in the direction of the Falls Road.
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Nov 15th 2012, 1:36 PM
On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, agreement finally reached on memorial museum
Politicians have been instructed not to take part in the commemoration at Ground Zero in New York City later today.
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Sep 11th 2012, 6:30 AM
Car hijacked, set alight during Craigavon disturbances
PSNI investigating public disorder incidents in the early hours of this morning.
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Aug 19th 2012, 12:12 PM
Appeal after masked men hijack car
Police in Lisburn are appealing for information after a car was hijacked by two masked males in Belfast last night.
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Jul 30th 2012, 11:23 AM
Turkish forces shoot dead ferry hijacker
The 24 hostages – 18 passengers and six crew – were found unharmed.
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Nov 12th 2011, 10:56 AM
Hijacked crew rescued... after sending SOS message in a bottle
When pirates cut all lines of communication on a hijacked vessel, the ship’s crew turned to more traditional methods to get their message out.
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Oct 12th 2011, 1:24 PM
Somali pirates receive life in jail for fatal hijacking
Four American citizens were killed earlier this year after their yacht was hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman.
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Oct 4th 2011, 2:21 PM
Watch: How 11 September 2001 unfolded
The key moments of one of the worst days in US history in words and video.
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Sep 10th 2011, 7:30 PM
9/11 recordings: "Somebody's stabbed... I think we're getting hijacked"
Audio recordings made on the day of the 9/11 attacks document the reactions of flight crew, air traffic controllers and the US military as events unfolded.
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Sep 9th 2011, 11:42 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Jun 3rd 2011, 4:52 PM
Customs truck carrying fuel laundering evidence hijacked and set alight
Driver took a wrong turn into south Armagh, where the truck was hijacked and subsequently set alight yesterday evening.
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Jun 3rd 2011, 3:09 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Jan 21st 2011, 4:55 PM
Man charged over Limerick car hijacking
One man appeared in court today in connection with yesterday’s hijack, in which a two-year-old boy was briefly abducted. Meanwhile, the mother of the toddler has spoken of her shock.
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Jan 21st 2011, 4:20 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Jan 20th 2011, 4:58 PM
Car with children inside stolen in Limerick
A man in his 30s hijacked a car with three children inside earlier today.
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Jan 20th 2011, 1:29 PM
Hijack foiled in Moscow
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Jul 29th 2010, 6:10 PM