Posted on 05/05/2004 10:13:06 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani authorities have uncovered a plot by a small terror cell to hijack a plane en route to the United Arab Emirates and possibly blow it up, the prime minister said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali told The Associated Press in an interview that authorities believe there was a group of about four to six people who wanted to hijack a plane. Intelligence indicated they wanted to blow it up, he said.
Jamali had no details on how close the plotters came to carrying out the attack.
Details of the plot came a day after Pakistan said it was beefing up security at 35 airports nationwide. Airports remained open and flights were not disrupted.
Jamali did not say whether the plot involved Pakistanis or international terrorists.
"Hijackers have no nationality," he said.
No arrests have been made.
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