European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2i the stars and stripes tuesday november 26, 1985 family awaits word of wounded daughter s condition by he associated press an american woman who was wounded aboard a hijacked egyptian plane had been forced to Kneel when error Isle Shol her in inc Back of the head and threw her off the jetliner her family said sunday. Jackie Nink Pflug. Apparently left for dead by the hijackers was one of three americans aboard egy Plair flight 648, the state depot Mcnol said. The hijacking ended after a bloody assault on inc plane by egyptian commandos thai left up to 50 people dead. Mrs. Pflug. 30, a special education teacher in Cairo Egypt was undergoing surgery in Malta on sunday night her family said. They shot her in a inc cling position and threw her out of the air plane. She landed on her face broke her nose mrs. Pflug s father. Eugene Nink said from his Home in Pasadena Texas. A Nink family spokesman Eric Beaver said mrs Pflug s hands were lied behind her Back before she was shot. Getting off the plane Early is what saved her before the commandos rushed the plane he said. The of her americans were identified by greek Security police As Scarlett Rogon Kamp 38, of Ocean Side Calif., and Pat Rick Scott Baker 2x. No of her information was available Riboul Baker. Paul Mifsud a maltese government said one woman probably an american was Shol to death before the assault and her body thrown off the plane. Another woman was thrown from the plane with a head wound and left for dead he said. Joel Levy the Deputy . Embassy chief in Malta told reporters thai one of the three americans was killed. Mrs. Pflug and her husband. Scott of Minnetonka. Minn., Leach Al american College school in Cairo. Pflug a Volley Ball coach was in Athens for a tournament said his Mother june Pflug. Scott Pflug was not among the More than 90 people on the night seized sat urday in route from Athens 10 Cairo. " my daughter in Law came for the weekend and she was going Back because she had to teach june Pflug said her son told her by Telephone. She was Shol in the Back of the head but she washable to say her name so that sounded she is still in surgery and we arc Wail ing on her status from the Hospital in said mrs. Pflug s sister Gloria Nink. Nink said his daughter had been taken to a Hospital in the maltese City of Valletta after a doctor treated her Al inc scene. He also said she just liked life. She wanted to do things she wanted to travel and this was her Way of doing it teach ing i always called her effervescent. Shews always upbeat always wanted to participate in everything played softball and she just liked life that s he said. Her Mother Wilma said you know you say it probably vill never happen to you but when it docs it hits you. It can happen to anybody. Something s wrong Wilh us bul i Don t know Rogenkamp s Mother Neddy Peterson of Ocean Side would not comment on the hijacking said a family Friend who refused to identify herself. We Haven t heard anything she said. The . Embassy in Athens said Rogon Kamp had been in Greece for about a year. Minor earthquake rattles California Sacramento Calif. Lip minor earthquake Shook Central California sunday. There were no reports of injuries or damage. The state office of emergency services said the Shaker was measured at 4.5 on the Richler scale by the Cal tech seismographic station a Pasadena Calif. Cal tech officials said the Epi Center was 26 Miles Southwest of Coalinga. No one was screaming. Everyone was in Shock Valletta Malta not their or Deal began about 15 minutes after Takeoff sat urday night. Hoarding in the passengers who were freed from Egypt air flight 648 before it was stormed by egyptian stewardesses were handing out newspapers was Reading a Magazine said Loretana Chafik a 20-year-old Busi Nesi student at Cairo University. The plan had left Athens bound for Cairo at 8 06 . saw two men. One in the front of the plane one in the Back she said. The were carrying Small pistols and each one had a showed them to As and then they pot them in their pockets she said re counting in English the first moments of the hijacking in which about so people die saturday night and sunday. Chafik said the hijackers moved toward the Center of the plane Yelling in arabic Don t mover the plane became quiet passengers and Crew members seemed stunned she to Chafik and others among the 97 passengers and Crew aboard the Boe ing 737, the Hijacker in the Back of the plane was wearing a mask the one in the front was hijacking was going smoothly until about an hour after the plane was commandeered when the terrorists began collecting passports and checking passengers for fire arms passengers said. After the hijackers collected passport Sand checked for weapons in the first two rows of the plane Chafik said they approached her Row and spoke to an egyptian Man who she thought was a Security guard seated next to her. The hijackers she recalled ordered the egyptian come Here now give me your passport the egyptian stood and reached into his jacket. But instead of pulling out i pass port be pulled out a gun and shot the Hijacker Chafik Hijacker tired Back wounding the shool out followed. Neither Chafik nor any of the 11 female passengers who were released soon after Midnight saturday could recall exactly what happened then or Bow Many people were wounded in the Ismail a 28-year-old woman from Cairo said Sac did not know who was shooting put their bands Over their Heads she of the first things that Chafik remembered after the shootout was that the oxygen masks fell from the overhead compartments probably Airport officials said because a Bullet had pierced the chamber and air pressure was being was a lot of mood Chafik said. No one was screaming. Everyone was Chafik said that after the shootout third Hijacker emerged from what she thought was the Captain s passengers depending on where they were seated saw different numbers of hijackers at different times. One of the 21 filipinos listed As aboard the plane said the hijackers permitted women to use the toilet but they insisted that they keep the doors of the lavatories open. They also permitted an infant to beefed during the ordeal the woman recalled. At some Point one of the passenger asked the hijackers who they were Aad what their motive said the men told the passenger that they were member of a group calling itself Egypt s they said they were carrying out the hijacking be cause they had tried everything else to achieve their goals and nothing had worked Paul Mifsud director of information forthe maltese government said the hijackers decided to land in Malta to obtain medical help for their wounded colleague and for More fuel. Ten minutes after the plane landed in Luna Airport near the maltese capital a doctor was sent on Board to tend to the wounded Mifsud said. About Midnight saturday the Hijack permitted 11 women to leave the plane. At 4a.m. Sunday six of the wounded possibly including the wounded Hijacker and one body were taken off the plane by the doctor the spokesman said. The identity and nationality of the terrorist were still unknown sunday night Mifsud said that after the women and wounded were Takeoff the plane the hijackers began is people execution style hands tie their backs at Point Blank officials estimated that there had Bee Al least eight children aboard the plane i Well As a pregnant woman. Greece defends its Airport Security Athens Greece a Greece faced with a growing threat of a Boycott by major International airlines on Mon Day vehemently denied that the arms used by the hijackers of an Egypt air Jet liner were smuggled aboard at Athens Airport. The Airliner with 97 people aboard including passengers Crew and Security guards was commandeered by three me wielding pistols and a band grenade shortly do of fort lies Bouay Tail Sam face Atalit tic Taall -no�.j9 pal parcel Ai rift Dee. 9 priority Nau and letters dec. 11 after Takeoff from Athens for Cairo sat urday nig. The hijackers forced the plane to land at Valletta capital of Malta where24 hours later egyptian commandos stormed the aircraft. The greek government stung by criticism from British legislators and the Call by the French National airlines Pilot Union for a Boycott because of lax Secu Rity said Airport Security in Athena ii exercised with the highest International the civil aviation authority said Pas sengers were subjected to five checks including examination by a special Security firm employed by Egypt air before Board ing the aircraft. The greek government in an announce ment quoting what it called beads of Secu Rity maintained that the weapons were probably hidden aboard the plane in Cairo before it flew to Athens. Egyptian official reportedly said the plane and its passengers were carefully inspected before departing Cairo Airport Greece had Abo insisted that weapon used by hijackers to commandeer a Rome bound Twa jetliner after it left Athena on june 14 were hidden aboard the aircraft in Cairo. But one of the accomplices later arrested said the weapons had been smuggled aboard the plane in Athens. The state department issued a travel advisory on june 18 warning americans to avoid Athens Airport. As a result of the travel advisory Many americans cancelled vacations in Greece causing Greece s tourist Industry to lose millions of dollars this summer. The travel advisory was lifted on july 22 after the Airport was inspected by the International air transport association and the . Federal aviation administration. Both groups praised the new Security measures put into effect after the hijacking and described Athens Airport As probably one of the world s Best guarded the Twa hijacking prompted greek officials to adopt new Security measures especially in the transit area of the Airport. Police double checked hand Luggage after it had passed through a Ray machines an restricted movement Between the departure and arrival Halls by closing off Many of the International airlines employ their own Security guards. Egypt air passengers departing for Carroon sunday reported that egyptian air marshals conducted body searches of every one who boarded the plane and meticulously scrutinized their hand Luggage. Alia Jordan s National airline at Athens Airport also searches passengers and their personal belongings As they enter the aircraft. Waite leaves Beirut for . Beirut Lebanon a ten Waite the archbishop of can to Cruty s envoy left Beirut Hundayen route to talks with . Officials on his Mission to free american hos Tage in Lebanon. Waite flew to Athens Greece where he will make an overnight Stopover before flying to new Yorkton monday. The Church of England trouble shooter wore a bulletproof Vest under his Tan safari shirt. He said fierce Street fighting in the lebanese capital Between rival Mili Tias that trapped him in a hotel for three Days caused some delay but we re moving Waite told a thursday news con Ference As gunfire resounded in the streets outside his hotel that he bad met twice with the kidnappers since tuesday. He said a Good measure of Mutual Trust has been established and. I am Able to say that Progress is being made. While i do not deny the very grave difficulties facing me with tha problem i do believe it can be re i. T
