Armenian Hijacker

In William Safire’s “Sleeper Spy” thriller (1995), an Armenian woman hijacks Air Force One, with the US president on board, and demands that the plane fly to Armenia. Through a flyer she also demands that the US intercede in the conflict in Nagorno-Karapagh on the side of the Armenians, saying that they were being killed by the hundreds every day. Russian authorities communicate with Nagorno-Karapagh government and talk the hijacker to change her plan. The hijacker is then shot in the head by the co-pilot.

In William Safire’s “Sleeper Spy” thriller (1995), an Armenian woman hijacks Air Force One, with the US president on board, and demands that the plane fly to Armenia. Through a flyer she also demands that the US intercede in the conflict in Nagorno-Karapagh on the side of the Armenians, saying that they were being killed by the hundreds every day. Russian authorities communicate with Nagorno-Karapagh government and talk the hijacker to change her plan. The hijacker is then shot in the head by the co-pilot.