There was an attempt to hijack a commercial flight during the evacuation from Kabul

Five people who were onboard a commercial flight that was flying out of Kabul, Afghanistan had attempted to hijack the aircraft.

A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees to an aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 25. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davis Harris)


This was disclosed by Lt. Col. Brian Desautels from the 71st Rescue Squadron in an article written by the 23rd Wing Public Affairs.

Desautels said his “team worked to get them clear of the NATO ramp, relocated to the north side away from friendly forces, then ultimately onto the south side where the situation was handled.”

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