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To: JPR who wrote (10351)	12/26/1999 6:58:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 12475

The Swiss are looking out for their citizens, four of whom are on board. That should be reason enough. I don't know how the lone US passenger was on the flight, considering that the State Department had recently advised all US citizens against traveling in the Indian subcontinent.

To: JPR who wrote (10351)	12/27/1999 4:58:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 12475

Inquiry ordered into handling of hijacked plane at Amritsar: india-today.com {{{{Yawn}}}} An inquiry that surely will recede into the background as soon as the next bungling happens. All that it will provide is continued perks and salary to some more idiot bureaucrats.

To: JPR who wrote (10351)	12/28/1999 12:41:00 PM
From: JPR	Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 12475

A cool 200 million and release of the hard-core militants - demand by the hijackers. Hijack Crisis ndtv.msnbc.com As the fifth day of the hijacking drama unfolded, the hijackers made new demands and a few compromises. After three rounds of negotiations with the Indian government the hijackers put forward a new set of demands, including the release of 35 hardcore militants and 200 million Dollars. They also refused to release the remaining women and children aboard the plane. The hijackers however agreed to allow an engineer and 2 doctors on board the plane on Tuesday evening. They gave the permission after the plane's auxiliary power unit (APU) stopped working, which resulted in the air-conditioning and ventilation shutting down. One of the masked hijackers got off the plane, as a guarantee for the engineer's safety. The hijacker waited on the tarmac while the engineer repaired the fault. The doors of the plane were kept open to air out the rancid interior of the plane, until the APU was finally rectified at 7 pm. Earlier, Civil Aviation official, Mr. Ravinder Gupta had said that the Taliban guards around the plane had been given permission to open the pipes of the aircraft's toilets from the outside, to improve sanitary conditions within the plane. The doctors, who met the passengers, said that all of them were safe and well. A few passengers had however complained of cramps and some were suffering from depression. Earlier in the day, senior UN official, Mr. Erick de Mul, left Kandahar and said that it was now up to the Indian Government to bring the 5-day long hijacking crisis to an end. Meanwhile the Taliban authorities continued to warn the hijackers that any injury to the hostages would result in an immediate take over of the aircraft by Taliban forces. There is still no official word on what transpired at the talks, and the Indian delegation is reportedly still negotiating with the hijackers after their latest set of demands were forwarded to the Indian Government in Delhi.