The hijacked Indian Airlines plane first put down in Amritsar, near the Pakistani border, before taking off for Lahore in Pakistan where they took on more fuel. It was turned away from the Afghan capital Kabul and then headed for the Gulf, where it landed in Dubai, before flying on to the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
Indian negotiators are at the scene and are communicating with the hijackers from the control tower.
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