Hijacked plane to attack ECB

[Bodo]

There's currently a small (Cessna-size from what I see with the binoculars) plane circling around the ECB-building in Frankfurt.

News said, the plane was hijacked by a single person with a gun , probably a lunatic.

It's still in the air by now, with a police helicopter accompaining it.

[Graham.J]

How many on board? Can't be good.

[rich 36]

nothing on the news here yet UK anything happened?

[Graham.J]

Radio News or TV news? if it was radio, what frequency?

[anonymous-user]

On Sky news now, via Fox news.

Lee

[Bodo]

It is supposed to be an innocent pilot on board.

I can see (and hear) a military jet plane now.

edited to add: it's two jets now

>> Edited by Bodo on Sunday 5th January 15:50

[Graham.J]

Cheers Lee, just looking now...

[anonymous-user]

Coming through on Fox news.

Apparently it is a small aircraft, more like a motor glider.
The German Airforce are apparently circling the city.

[Bodo]

The plane is still up in the air.

Just heard on the news, that the hijacker wants to remind on the Challanger-crash (space aircraft) in the eighties

[rpguk]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2629523.stm

apparantly Frankfurt airport is shut and may buildings are being evacuated

[Bodo]

Let's hope the lunatic only wants to raise advertence, and gives up without crashing the plane.

[mannginger]

According to Sky News it only has about 45 mins of fuel left - hope they get him down before then.

[rich 36]

According to CNN the hijacker is demanding to speak to a US Citizen 'Charles Resznic?' or he says he'll crash into the Euro tower.

[anonymous-user]

Live pictures are coming through on Fox news.

Apparently he now wants to land at Frankfurt airport.

Lee



>> Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 5th January 16:13

[anonymous-user]

It has been reported the plane has now landed safely.

I imagine at Frankfurt.