hijacker

Example Sentences

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Prosecutors say the lead defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, conceived of the plot, and that the other four men had lesser roles as deputies or travel and finance arrangers for the hijackers.

From New York Times

One of the hijackers was also named Ahmed, which means “a person with a very pleasant character.”

From Washington Post

New Delhi freed three senior Pakistani militants in its jails in exchange for the return of the passengers and the Taliban allowed the hijackers and the released prisoners to go to Pakistan.

From Reuters

None of the five armed hijackers were caught.

From BBC

Fifteen of the 19 plane hijackers were Saudi nationals.

From BBC