spot and Dafna's expression changed as she started thinking more clearly.
"Mum, what are we able to do? Poor Adam, how will he cope? What about his parents?" she cried. "They must be nearly out of their minds, what with Susan and now, Adam."
"I don't think there is anything that we can do. Except pray that it will end peacefully and everyone is allowed to continue on home," her mother said. Secretly, she was more worried than she showed. How much water was on board the plane? Would the passengers be allowed to drink it, or would the hijackers claim it all? Was the crew of the plane still alive? Would there be a doctor on board?
Dafna recovered her senses enough to go to the loungeroom and turn on the television set, noting that it was almost time for the news hour. The hijacking was already known about, the channel reporting…
Another hijacking has occurred south of Cairo, involving an, as yet, unknown number of terrorists. A South African Airlines 747 was taken over by extremists demanding the release of ten of their men from a Cairo prison.
At the time of going to air, there have been no reports of casualties. It is not known what types of weapons are being used in the hijacking.
The pilot has advised he was forced to land the aircraft on a desert strip but no location has been divulged.
Mediators are trying to keep in touch with the leader of the armed band, trying to keep communication lines open with them, in a bid to solve the crisis peacefully.
The next news bulletin will be broadcast in one hour from now.
It was with a feeling of total helplessness that Dafna sat in the comfortable lounge chair opposite the television set, staring at the screen, willing the voice to say it was all over and everyone was safe.
A later announcement gave the news that seventy-five of the passengers on that hijacked aircraft were citizens of Israel - mostly Jewish, some Christian. The reporter went on to detail past hijackings where Jewish people were involved as hostages, and the results of the efforts to free them. It wasn't all good news. The morning newspaper showed the news on the third page.
FLIGHT HIJACKED OVER DESERT
Reports are flooding in from Cairo, following the hijacking of a South African Airlines flight en route from Johannesburg to Cairo.
Unknown terrorists have taken over the flight and demanded the release of certain prisoners from the gaol in Cairo, or the passengers will be killed, one by one, from midnight tonight.
An airline spokesman has confirmed that of the two hundred and thirty people on board the flight, seventy-five of them are Israeli citizens.
The Israeli government has reacted swiftly, demanding the release of all passengers…
Dafna read no further. The newspaper slid to the floor.
CHAPTER 15
On board the flight, Adam was asleep when the hijackers made their move. As one man went quickly to the flight deck, others positioned themselves along the aisles of the plane.
The captain was swiftly told what the new situation was all about, by the wild-eyed man, wearing a turban, who stood behind him with a hand grenade in one hand and a knife in the other. He was forced to make an announcement over the loudspeaker.
"Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention please. This flight has been taken over by the Brothers of Muslim Leadership. Please remain in your seats. Please remain calm. We are landing at a landing strip, which is only half an hour away. They will tell us what they want us to do. Stay calm. Stay in your seats."
Out in the centre of the aircraft, near the kitchen area, one of the female flight attendants was dragged into view of the passengers, some of whom screamed in panic. The poor woman was clearly terrified, but didn’t struggle with her captor.
He held a large knife across her throat and slowly drew it sideways. Blood seeped, then suddenly spurted, from the cut, as
"Mum, what are we able to do? Poor Adam, how will he cope? What about his parents?" she cried. "They must be nearly out of their minds, what with Susan and now, Adam."
"I don't think there is anything that we can do. Except pray that it will end peacefully and everyone is allowed to continue on home," her mother said. Secretly, she was more worried than she showed. How much water was on board the plane? Would the passengers be allowed to drink it, or would the hijackers claim it all? Was the crew of the plane still alive? Would there be a doctor on board?
Dafna recovered her senses enough to go to the loungeroom and turn on the television set, noting that it was almost time for the news hour. The hijacking was already known about, the channel reporting…
Another hijacking has occurred south of Cairo, involving an, as yet, unknown number of terrorists. A South African Airlines 747 was taken over by extremists demanding the release of ten of their men from a Cairo prison.
At the time of going to air, there have been no reports of casualties. It is not known what types of weapons are being used in the hijacking.
The pilot has advised he was forced to land the aircraft on a desert strip but no location has been divulged.
Mediators are trying to keep in touch with the leader of the armed band, trying to keep communication lines open with them, in a bid to solve the crisis peacefully.
The next news bulletin will be broadcast in one hour from now.
It was with a feeling of total helplessness that Dafna sat in the comfortable lounge chair opposite the television set, staring at the screen, willing the voice to say it was all over and everyone was safe.
A later announcement gave the news that seventy-five of the passengers on that hijacked aircraft were citizens of Israel - mostly Jewish, some Christian. The reporter went on to detail past hijackings where Jewish people were involved as hostages, and the results of the efforts to free them. It wasn't all good news. The morning newspaper showed the news on the third page.
FLIGHT HIJACKED OVER DESERT
Reports are flooding in from Cairo, following the hijacking of a South African Airlines flight en route from Johannesburg to Cairo.
Unknown terrorists have taken over the flight and demanded the release of certain prisoners from the gaol in Cairo, or the passengers will be killed, one by one, from midnight tonight.
An airline spokesman has confirmed that of the two hundred and thirty people on board the flight, seventy-five of them are Israeli citizens.
The Israeli government has reacted swiftly, demanding the release of all passengers…
Dafna read no further. The newspaper slid to the floor.
CHAPTER 15
On board the flight, Adam was asleep when the hijackers made their move. As one man went quickly to the flight deck, others positioned themselves along the aisles of the plane.
The captain was swiftly told what the new situation was all about, by the wild-eyed man, wearing a turban, who stood behind him with a hand grenade in one hand and a knife in the other. He was forced to make an announcement over the loudspeaker.
"Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention please. This flight has been taken over by the Brothers of Muslim Leadership. Please remain in your seats. Please remain calm. We are landing at a landing strip, which is only half an hour away. They will tell us what they want us to do. Stay calm. Stay in your seats."
Out in the centre of the aircraft, near the kitchen area, one of the female flight attendants was dragged into view of the passengers, some of whom screamed in panic. The poor woman was clearly terrified, but didn’t struggle with her captor.
He held a large knife across her throat and slowly drew it sideways. Blood seeped, then suddenly spurted, from the cut, as
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