Thursday, January 25, 2007
BBC News
A man accused of trying to hijack a plane flying from Botswana to South Africa was only armed with an asthma inhaler and lip balm, SABC radio says.
He allegedly tried to force his way into the cockpit of the Air Botswana plane and threatened to detonate a bomb he said he was carrying.
Police spokesman Vish Naidoo said the would-be hijacker was "armed with two items but they posed no real threat." ¶ 2:00 PM
