Attempted Hijacker is Adviser to Kazakh Envoy to UNESCO
27.04.2011
Italian police have arrested an adviser to Kazakhstan's ambassador to UNESCO after he attempted to hijack a Paris-to-Rome Alitalia flight, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
Valery Tolmachev was arrested by Italian authorities after the plane landed in Rome on April 24. Tolmachev reportedly attacked a stewardess during the flight and held a...