Afghans convicted over hijacking

London - Nine Afghan men have been convicted in London over a plane hijacking which led to a three-day armed confrontation last…

London - Nine Afghan men have been convicted in London over a plane hijacking which led to a three-day armed confrontation last year. They were convicted on Wednesday of hijacking as well as four counts of false imprisonment and possession of guns and grenades.

A court order banned initial publication of the verdicts until yesterday.

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