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Oct
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Malta jails Libyan hijack accomplice

Malta jails Libyan hijack accomplice

NEWS
A supporter of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi who was involved in the hijacking of an aircraft to Malta in 2016 has been jailed for 10 years by a Maltese court after he pleaded guilty. Ali Ahmed Lano Saleh was one of two men who hijacked an Afriqiyah Airlines Airbus A320 to Malta on Dec. 23, 2016. The plane had been on an internal flight in Libya when the two hijackers ordered the pilot to divert to Rome. They landed in Malta instead because of a lack of fuel. The hijackers had threatened to blow up the plane, but their…
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Apr
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Pope struggles with leg pain in Malta, defends migrants

Pope struggles with leg pain in Malta, defends migrants

WORLD
PHILIP PULLELLA POPE Francis, struggling with leg pain, said countries should always help those trying to survive "amidst the waves of the sea" as he wrapped up a trip to Malta, which is at the heart of Europe's migration debate. At the start of the last day of his trip to the Mediterranean island, Pope Francis visited the grotto in the town of Rabat. According to tradition, St. Paul lived there for two months after he was among 75 people shipwrecked on their way to Rome in the year 60 AD. The Bible says they received unusual kindness. "No one…
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Dec
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Malta jails Libyan hijacker for 25 years

Malta jails Libyan hijacker for 25 years

NEWS
ONE of two Libyan men who hijacked a plane and diverted it to Malta four years ago was jailed for 25 years by a Maltese judge yesterday. The Afriqiyah Airlines Airbus 320 was on an internal flight to Tripoli when it was hijacked on December 23, 2016 by the men, supporters of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. They threatened to blow up the plane unless their demands were met, but the Maltese government refused to negotiate before the 109 passengers on board were released. The hijackers, one of them flying the all-green former Libyan flag, surrendered after four hours without…
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Jul
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Malta rescues 95 migrants from sinking dinghy

Malta rescues 95 migrants from sinking dinghy

NEWS
MALTA's armed forces have rescued a group of 95 migrants found in distress on a dinghy north of Libya and brought them ashore at a military base near the capital Valletta, authorities said on Monday. A volunteer organisation, Alarm Phone, on Sunday morning said the dinghy was overcrowded and taking in water. It said the boat was located within Malta's search-and-rescue region. A Maltese patrol boat rescued another group of 63 migrants and brought them to Malta on July 17. One of those migrants later tested positive to COVID-19 and the medical authorities put the whole group in quarantine. -…
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