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Negotiations start with Sudan hijacker

KHARTOUM
Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:42am EDT
A Sudanese passenger plane was hijacked between the town of Nyala in Darfur and has landed in Libya, the Arabic satellite TV channel Al Jazeera said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Graphics

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Negotiations have started between Libyan authorities and the hijacker of a Sudanese plane that has been forced to land in Libya, the airline's manager said on Wednesday.

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"The negotiations between the Libyan negotiator and the hijacker have started," said Mortada Hassan, executive manager of Sun Air, adding that the news had come from Sudanese security and civil aviation officers who have been receiving regular updates from Tripoli.

"At the moment there is no information on why the man hijacked the plane. The only demands we know about are for food and fuel and to allow the plane to fly to France."
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