international airport. a t u one five four from here. but once the plane was airborne its flight crew reported to ground control that the aircraft had been hijacked. terrorists were demanding a diversion to london. the events that followed the plane's emergency landing close to the finnish border became a nightmare for its passengers. people were lying here under this hatch. and many had severe injuries. the passenger plane had been hijacked by a family of eleven. the children played together in a jazz band and together they planned the hijacking. children died in an assault on the captured plane having first killed their own mother. my elder brother shot my

mum before my eyes how could he commit such a sin. how did they smuggle explosives and weapons aboard. musicians into terrorists many new details of the case have now come to light twenty five years after the tragedy. the first ever children's jazz band to appear in eastern siberia was an instant success. the documentary was soon made about the family it was throughout the country. in the usa jazz had been criticized for its part in. the state even tried to ban it but for this extraordinary band from six. it was made up of seven kids.

most of. the household. when the first documentary about the family was filmed. was most impressed by the youngest brother . different. family.

sitting there crying. that was afraid the plane. member being warned it. the. flight crew members think of march the eighth. they always gather together. at least for a few. just like today the pilots then gave the flight attendants flowers. international women's day. half the seats were empty and passengers were in festive mood when someone suddenly passed a note to one of the flight attendants she thought it was just

a prank. whether the been two weeks before the tragedy we attended a training course devoted to what the cabin crew should do in case of a hijack a ten minute journey in that training session a mock terrorist can it be a very similar note yet so at that moment i just didn't take that little scrap of paper seriously but yes not at fast. captain. on board will probably have to call the police. and then she showed us the note. change karsh to london don't descend or we'll blow up the plane you are now under our command. assassin shot guns in the back row above the back of the seats about this high gun barrels. before the hijack the airliner had

a long stopover in the city of course. new passengers and their luggage had to be loaded and the aircraft needed refueling. during that time one of the passengers noticed the older brothers. i overheard a conversation between the two brothers one of them had bought something it is even a shop i was standing near by and heard him say to his brother in a low voice look what i bought to remember our homeland. everyone in the. children off. this time she went with them as head of the family. in fact. the family.

experimented with. packed with explosives and. still. carrying a musical instrument. looks very similar in appearance to the middle. nicknamed the.

at this rehabilitation center in hard to recognize. in this wheelchair at the time of the hijack he was twelve years old when they boarded the plane he was extremely. fully aware of what awaited his.

community of. some hundred forty kilometers from. here. who didn't take part in the hijacking she already had her own family and lived with her husband and children below sun. shortly before the tragedy. visit. this is the album that all my sister brought me in february and i asked why are you giving me these old albums she answered i've made new albums and these you can have as mementos we have new albums i thought it was very strange. three children of.

the investigation that she wasn't involved she was given custody of her four younger brothers and sisters. investigators believe the. children. because of a previous health condition. to have.

most of. the. money from. it was hard talking to her. all she knew was that she had her children so she hovered over. naturally one. of the boys their mother became even more protective we don't know who she had to protect them from. the decision.

discussed everything between us we agreed on a signal. down this wanted me to open the cockpit door whatever i said it's my top i was moved to my rights the crew would not open the door under any circumstances and so i went to talk to them. confidential actions of the crew in case of skyjacking if a criminal only agrees to refuel the plane abroad the captain shall make the decision to imitate a landing at a for an airport and choose the most appropriate airfield within the territory of the soviet union. and then later we found out that we were followed by escorting a fighter plane as if they were under orders to destroy the plane if it crossed the border. altitude one hundred meters four

situation assessment where landing when the plane landed the terrorists had no idea that they'd been taken to a military airfield on soviet soil at the time neither passengers nor crew expected the terrible tragedy that was yet to come there was still three and a half hours to go before the catastrophic conclusion. ati's you cheap china rocketing to a billion views from the world's period of funny disasters to events that continue to change our lives join me kevin owen for more on how you've helped make the first global news channel to reach the billion.

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northwest russia what was once the secret of a military airfield. off is a retired military pilot on march the eighth nine hundred eighty eight his group was given orders to paint a sign in english on the entrance to the furthermost hangar to make the terrorists believe that the plane had landed at an air base in finland. technicians managed to make the notice in time we expect the plane would be directed here never anything else would happen next to this hangar we hope the trip would work and we did what we could. shortly before the event took out their guns again they asked

one of the flight attendants to sit next to them as a human shield twenty eight year old tomorrow from. of the cabin crew was taken hostage. when you have my own plan to the cabin two of us tomorrow at first sight with the tray and i was following. the of h. scans immediately rushed from the back row threatened us with their shotguns and shouted one of you go back or we shoot she told me go back or they'll start shooting there. the military airfield is now. and this old command post is where the assault

operation commander spoke to the flight crew of the hijacked plane. as a former eye craft a technician he was on combat duty at the command post. at a time of the s. so this was full of generals there was barely room to move. when the plane landed the security scorcher and rushed to the landing field they were armed with kalashnikovs that's when the terrorists realized they were still in the soviet union. when the found out that they'd been deceived they were furious. they were panicking they started shooting at the cockpit. trying to calm them down she kept telling them this is spin and this is spin and i can remember her words i was probably. i said something obscene to her and then fired a shot. took

control of the whole situation. if it was for. what it was the boy's idea to start earning money mom didn't work and they were living in an apartment so there was no more livestock they had to earn a living they couldn't do anything but play music there was no other option.

credible stupidity this was unbelievably stupid what was this all for. the military security. of the hijacked planes crew. we have. to get here and help the passengers. to appease the older of the flight engineer resorted to a clever subterfuge. i went up on to the right wing and pretended i was refueling the plane. you know the proximity with. his equipment

i was feeling. but i didn't. this way the terrorists could see it was under pressure this created the impression the plane was being. meanwhile the passengers in the cabin were preparing to die after the flight attendant was killed it was clear that the had nothing to lose. one of them said i'll count to ten captain if you don't start the engine and i'll shoot the first passenger he started counting one two three i watched the passengers that were sitting next to me they were helpless and desperately trying to cover their hearts with. hiding behind newspapers magazines.

it was more. that we couldn't wait any longer that they blow us up but they kept saying the same thing if you drive all the time negotiate make them let the passengers out in exchange for something this is all completely unrealistic at that moment. the pilots started the engines they could no longer wait for the moscow assault team. prepared to kill passengers using noise from the turbines as cover to local police groups approached on both sides. with pistols two officers used a rope from the flight deck to climb into the cockpit. had experience of hijacked aircraft. it was absolutely useless totally was to start when the plane began to runway so the plane started moving. into the magazines not

knowing where or what for it. and a few minutes later they detonate. homemade bomb the cabin immediately caught fire . people jumped on to the concrete right from this hatch it's about full metres off the ground. when it was my turn to evacuate i looked down before jumping and saw people lying there women in high heels naturally they were badly injured when they landed. the rescue operation was a complete failure the field was soon empty none of the high ranking officials wanted to take responsibility for the or sold for the plane being completely destroyed by fire or for the passenger evacuation. i saw with my own all eyes that one of the passengers jumped from the plane got to his feet and started running he

got past the cordon and then i heard a shot i realized it was shot in the back of. the investigation revealed that the assault team killed three people. told how his older brothers and mother died he served as liaison between them during the hijacking. of the shotgun and shut down a mother. her skull was opened up. me to. the toilet and. you're fraid of being shot yes naturally. the surviving family members. six. seven months pregnant.

future face was equally tragic. a few years later. a drug smuggling where he was killed. during a drug. scene that at the end of the run when she got out of jail she'd be ok but in reality freedom turned out to be even more frightening. returns to the. street. there's just a fence here instead of. the house the old wooden building was soon derelict. was twenty five years ago.

one by one. you have a dog. this is where. the sidewalk was here and the house over that. today . started building a new two story house. and even. of course we weren't happy about what the. bad people lived here but after reading their story i'd say they were just normal people normal family. continue to play music. musically gifted children.

they played another kind of music. educators try to help them get about those events. to play the trumpet. he played. which let me take. yes a few years ago. this rehabilitation center in because of a traumatic brain injury which. the doctors don't object to him.

of the question. video to his older sister. because. from spain. take good care of. good. family. i've never said anything bad about them and i never well i had very good brothers excellent brother is very honest and fair they didn't want to kill anyone. they only killed

themselves. to the. field. at first she couldn't afford the trip and later the location of her mother and brother's grave was lost. for all these years. their friends. only needed to wait another three years before their dreams could come true. with the collapse of the soviet union. to fly abroad they'd only have needed to buy a ticket but they would never have that opportunity. and ceased to exist forever.

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streets become a. battlefield protests in turkey spread nationwide this following a police crackdown on demonstrators turning anger against the. medics say around a thousand people were injured and two killed as i missed the international calls police actions to pull and accuse it of talking individuals homes and businesses. in the e.u.'s banking capital as well where hundreds of demonstrators were arrested in frankfurt for an anti austerity of message which is certainly being echoed all across spain and portugal. stories that shape the week here on r.t. syria's opposition refuses to attend international peace talks that refused just a day off to the lifting of the e.