They basically treated us like royalty - no faults at all. When she realised what was happening she was shocked and crying. Passengers and relatives were reunited in a private room at Heathrow rather than in front of waiting photographers and TV crews in the arrivals lounge. I'm sure there's going to be a lot of celebrating later. Saudi Arabia's Interior Minister Prince Naif said on Monday that his country would do all in its power to secure the extradition of the hijackers.
Hijacking carries the death penalty in Saudi Arabia.
It is unclear whether Iraq will extradite them. The countries have had no relations since Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait in 1990, but a pre-Gulf War treaty provides for extradition. Senior Iraqi security officials said the Saudi hijackers had not requested asylum, but that they were protesting against what they said was repression in Saudi Arabia. The men also said their actions had been prompted in part by the recent violence in the Middle East. The two hijackers are being held by the Iraqi authorities.