Turkish plane seized in hijacking

A Turkish airliner flying from Tirana to Istanbul has been hijacked and flown to Brindisi in southern Italy in an apparent protest against the Pope.

It sent out an SOS twice in Greek airspace, and both Greece and Italy scrambled fighter jets to escort it before it landed in Brindisi.

All of the Turkish Airlines plane's 107 passengers are said to be unhurt.

Turkish sources say there are two hijackers and they are protesting about the Pope's planned visit to Turkey. the rest