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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Swapped for, immobilse the plane
The policy, which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security during the last UPA government, also provides for immobilisation of the plane and disallowing it to take off if the hijack occurs on Indian soil. It opposes any negotiation with the hijackers on their demands.
These provisions were aimed at countering situations like the hijack of an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999 to Kandahar. In that episode, 178 passengers and 11 crew members were swapped for four dreaded terrorists, who were freed and taken to Kandahar. The security forces failed to immobilise the plane when it landed at Amritsar.
Could you please explain to me what "swap" and "immobilse" means in this context?
Though I know in general "swap" means "exchange" and "immobilise" means "to prevent something".
Source : http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/20/stories/2010032065891200.htm
These provisions were aimed at countering situations like the hijack of an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999 to Kandahar. In that episode, 178 passengers and 11 crew members were swapped for four dreaded terrorists, who were freed and taken to Kandahar. The security forces failed to immobilise the plane when it landed at Amritsar.
Could you please explain to me what "swap" and "immobilse" means in this context?
Though I know in general "swap" means "exchange" and "immobilise" means "to prevent something".
Source : http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/20/stories/2010032065891200.htm
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Hi Gary. User_gary 178 passengers and 11 crew members were swapped for four dreaded terrorists There was an agreement according to which hostages were freed in exchange for giving freedom to four dreaded terrorists. User_gary The security forces failed to immobilise the plane when it landed at Amritsar.
- Hi Gary.
- User_gary 178 passengers and 11 crew members were swapped for four dreaded terrorists There was an agreement according to which hostages were freed in exchange for giving freedom to four dreaded terrorists.
- User_gary The security forces failed to immobilise the plane when it landed at Amritsar.
- The securities didn't manage to impede the plane, catch whoever was onboard or did whatever was needed so the terrorists made off and got away with what they had done.
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Hi Gary.
User_gary178 passengers and 11 crew members were swapped for four dreaded terroristsThere was an agreement according to which hostages were freed in exchange for giving freedom to four dreaded terrorists.
User_garyThe security forces failed to immobilise the plane when it landed at Amritsar.The securities didn't
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