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The Hijack that caused ripples across Sri Lanka.

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Sepala Ekanayake in 1982, hijacked a plane belonging to Alitalia airlines flying from New Delhi to Tokyo. It was the first time that a Sri Lankan was involved in hijacking a plane. 

 

 

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