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To: epsteinbd who wrote (6104)	10/3/2001 6:10:01 PM
From: Lola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27666

Intelligence officials said two hijackers had asked for flight plans for Karachi and Lahore, in Pakistan.

To: epsteinbd who wrote (6104)	10/3/2001 6:13:56 PM
From: Lola	Respond to of 27666

Pakistan government officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that all Pakistan airports were instructed not to let the plane land in there. They said all Pakistan airports had been placed on high alert and that extra troops had been sent to the international airport in the capital, Islamabad.

To: epsteinbd who wrote (6104)	10/3/2001 6:30:31 PM
From: Lola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27666

Civil Aviation Secretary A.H. Jang described the hijackers as "menacing". "They are menacing. Menacing enough for the pilots not to open the cockpit doors," Jang said, adding the parked plane had been "immobilised" by placing trucks in its path. "We have established contact with the pilots. The cockpit is safe. There are two people who speak little English. "We have communication with the crew and they stated the hijackers have something in their hands," the official told reporters at New Delhi airport, without elaborating. Jang said elite National Security Guard commandos ringing the plane had several options -- ranging from "storming the plane" to 'welcoming the hijackers" in case they surrendered.