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Unarmed Iranians Stage Protest on Plane

Unarmed Iranians Stage Protest Aboard Jet at Brussels Airport, Calling for Return of Monarchy

The Associated Press

 

BRUSSELS, Belgium Mar 10, 2005 — A group of unarmed Iranians staged a protest aboard a Lufthansa jet at the Brussels airport Thursday, refusing to leave the plane and calling for the return of the monarchy in Iran, officials said.

The plane landed at Brussels International airport at 3 p.m. (9 a.m. EST) on a flight from Frankfurt, and the protesters stayed behind after most of the 59 passengers got off.

"This is not a hijacking," said police spokeswoman Astrid Kaisen.