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Bosnian refugee allegedly hijacks Austrian plane
January 7, 1997
Web Posted at: 1:30 p.m. EST (1830 GMT)BERLIN (CNN) -- An Austrian Airlines plane on a flight from Berlin to Vienna was diverted back to Berlin's Tegel airport Tuesday, where police overpowered a knife-wielding hijacker.
Officials said the man was a Bosnian who demanded German residency and a work permit.
The Austrian Airlines flight carried 28 passengers and a crew of five.
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