Airliner hijacker found working for British Airways

May 18, 2008 

34-year-old Nazamuddin Mohammidy was one of nine men who forced the Ariana Airlines airliner to divert to the United Kingdom's Stansted Airport in 2000. A standoff followed for the next 70 hours with the men, who had guns and hand grenades, threatening to kill all 160 on board unless asylum was granted to them. The men ultimately gave themselves up to police and SAS. 
Mohammidy was jailed for 30 months but he and the other eight had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal, claiming the Taliban was subjecting them to "medieval and brutal tyranny" forcing them to flee. They went on to win a High Court case to prevent their deportation. 
It has since emerged that British Airways have employed Mohammidy to clean their offices, including a training center one mile from Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport. It came to light when police officers stopped him near Terminal 5 believing he may be an unlicensed taxi driver, but he was able to suppply a worker's pass. He is now facing unrelated charges concerning an alleged assault on his landlord.
Airliner hijacker found working for British Airways May 18 , 2008 34 - year - old Nazamuddin Mohammidy was one of nine men who forced the Ariana Airlines airliner to divert to the United Kingdom 's Stansted Airport in 2000 . A standoff followed for the next 70 hours with the men , who had guns and hand grenades , threatening to kill all 160 on board unless asylum was granted to them . The men ultimately gave themselves up to police and SAS . Mohammidy was jailed for 30 months but he and the other eight had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal , claiming the Taliban was subjecting them to " medieval and brutal tyranny " forcing them to flee . They went on to win a High Court case to prevent their deportation . It has since emerged that British Airways have employed Mohammidy to clean their offices , including a training center one mile from Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport . It came to light when police officers stopped him near Terminal 5 believing he may be an unlicensed taxi driver , but he was able to suppply a worker 's pass . He is now facing unrelated charges concerning an alleged assault on his landlord .
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