From Yahoo News: “Security guards killed two men armed with knives who attempted to hijack an Ethiopian Airlines’ aircraft while it was making a domestic flight in this Horn of Africa nation, a government official said Sunday.”

The two men attempted to hijack the aircraft carrying 42 passengers after it took off from Bahr Dar, 250 miles northwest of Addis Ababa, shortly after 5 p.m. local time, said Information Minister Netsanet Asfaw.

The security guards overpowered the hijackers while the plane was in the air and the aircraft landed safely in Addis Ababa, its destination, Netsanet said. She did not say how the men were killed or what their motives were.

One passenger was slightly injured, she said.

An Ethiopian Airlines’ official, who did not want to be identified, confirmed the incident took place but said any further information had to come from the government.

Note to terrorists who attempt to take control of commercial air flights: Whatever your grievances, take them somewhere else. ‘Cause if you bring ’em onto the airplane, you can expect a whole bunch of boots on your neck.

No exceptions.

…Incidentally, isn’t it comforting to know that Ethiopian flights have security guards? Whereas in the U.S., we don’t even trust our own pilots — many of them former military personnel — to carry firearms into the cockpit.

Wait, who’s the Superpower again…?

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