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Pilot's Trick Allows Passengers To Burn, Beat Gun-Toting Hijacker Into Submission

Pilot's Trick Allows Passengers To Burn, Beat Gun-Toting Hijacker Into Submission
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A quick-thinking pilot thwarted a gun-toting hijacker on a flight from Africa to Spain's Canary Islands by discreetly warning passengers he would brake hard upon landing, then speed up just as abruptly to knock the man off balance - and telling them to be ready to pounce, Spanish officials said yesterday.

The trick worked to perfection, with travelers and crew waiting until the hijacker was on the floor to douse him in the face and chest with boiling water from a coffee machine and beat him into submission.

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