Lod Airport tested its emergency and security facilities in a simulated hijack attempt and found them to be working satisfactorily. The attempt, several days ago, was foiled, the “perpetrators” arrested, and the “passengers” rescued in an operation supervised by the airport manager aided by military and security officials. Dry runs of this type have been held periodically since the massacre of Israelis and non-Israelis last May.
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