Pamela’s Tits Atlas Shrugs has the story.
UPDATE: apparently not a protest, at least against the Pope:
A hijacking episode that began over Greek airspace has ended in Italy with all 113 people aboard released and both unarmed Turkish hijackers in the custody of Italian aviation authorities, Italian officials said.
Earlier reports on Tuesday that the hijackers were protesting Pope Benedict XVI’s planned visit to Turkey were apparently incorrect; authorities now say that the hijackers have requested political asylum.
Turkish officials said one of the hijackers, identified as Hasan Ekinci, wrote a letter to the pope in August asking for help in avoiding service in the Turkish army.
“I am a Christian and don’t want to serve a Muslim army,” he wrote, adding that he had been attending church since 1998.
That makes as much sense as “Loose Change”. That is, none at all.
You’re still looking for “sense” from jihadists…?
Zoiks!
Well, nobody got killed, so I’m tempted to buy in.
lol
The last Christian out of Turkey can turn out the lights.
Seconded! *snort*