Part 95, page 301

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"It had flown back and forth between Canada and the United States at the orders of the hijacker who at first said he wanted to go to Ireland. He claimed to belong to the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

"The passengers were released on the second of two stops the hijacked plane made at Great Falls, Mont.

"Just before landing here [REDACTED] of the four- engine jet radioed that the hijacker was unconscious, Air Canada officials said. [REDACTED], however, called for bomb disposal experts to stand by.

"Right after landing in Calgary the man was whisked away by ambulance.

"Earlier the man had extracted $50,000 ransom for the release of the passengers and most of the crew dur- ing the second time it landed at Great Falls.

"'The guy was wearing a mask and holding what appeared to be dynamite and a sawed-off shotgun,' an Air Canada spokesman said in Montreal.

"The hyjacker first demanded $1.5 million ransom and a flight to Ireland. After hijacking the plane fol- lowing a stop here, he ordered it to Great Falls where a policewoman carried two suitcases with $50,000 to the cock- pit and they were raised by a rope [REDACTED].

"The hijacker then ordered the plane to fly to Regina, Sask., where he said the passengers would be released, but after a half hour, the plane returned to Great Falls and the passengers were released there.

"While the plane was on the ground in Great Falls, an unidentified FBI agent tried unsuccessfully to talk the hijacker into giving up. The plane took on 130,000 gallons of fuel at Great Falls for the possible flight to Ireland.

"The plane took off for a second time with the [REDACTED], filing a flight plan for Phoenix, Ariz. But later the DC8 made a midcourse change and the plane headed for Calgary.

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