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El Al hijacker foiled by security
Thanks to the quick thinking of security guards on Israel’s national airline El Al, a man who tried to hijack a flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul was stopped.
None of the 170 passengers on board the Boeing 757 were harmed as El Al Flight 581 sent out a hijacking signal as it approached Istanbul. However, the plane was able to land safely.
The hijacker has been identified as Tawfiq Fukra, a 23-year-old Arab with an Israeli passport that sources are saying he was armed with a knife.
He was reportedly first threatening a flight attendant with a knife and tried to approach the cockpit when he was overpowered by two security guards, one posing as a passenger.
Elvis’ hair sells for $115,120
An anonymous bidder is the new owner of a famous chunk of hair from “The King” himself, Elvis Presley.
A chunk of the jet-black locks sold Saturday for $115,120.
It was listed by the Internet auction house MastroNet of Oak Brook, Ill. Bidding on the hair started last month at $10,000.
The auction house said the locks were collected by the king of rock ‘n’ roll’s former hairstylist.
The clippings are kept in a jar with a vacuum seal.
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