Hijacked Sudanese plane leaves Cyprus for Britain .  LARNACA , [START_ENT] Cyprus [END_ENT] 1996-08-27  A Sudan Airways plane with 199 passengers and crew which was hijacked to Cyprus took off from Larnaca airport after refuelling and headed to Britain early on Tuesday , witnesses said .  Police said an unknown number of hijackers were on board the Airbus 310 which was hijacked on its way from Khartoum to Amman in Jordan .  One had threatened to blow it up unless it was refuelled and they were taken to London where they intended to surrender and seek political asylum .
Hijacked Sudanese plane leaves Cyprus for Britain .  LARNACA ,
Cyprus
1996-08-27  A Sudan Airways plane with 199 passengers and crew which was hijacked to Cyprus took off from Larnaca airport after refuelling and headed to Britain early on Tuesday , witnesses said .  Police said an unknown number of hijackers were on board the Airbus 310 which was hijacked on its way from Khartoum to Amman in Jordan .  One had threatened to blow it up unless it was refuelled and they were taken to London where they intended to surrender and seek political asylum .
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