Osama's former bodyguard says in documentary aired by Al Jazeera
Islamabad: Al-Qaeda operatives were behind the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane in 1999, which culminated in the release of Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Maulana Masood Azhar and two other militants, a former bodyguard of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden has claimed.
In a documentary aired on Al Jazeera TV on Saturday, Osama's bodyguard recalled that Osama welcomed Azhar after his release from an Indian jail preceding the hijacking of the plane and threw a lavish party in his honour, Pakistan's Online newsagency reported. Abu Jandal said on the day the Indian Airlines plane IC-814 was hijacked, he was told to ready his stinger missiles, and emergency was declared at the Kandahar Airport within 30 minutes. PTI
