Investigation
The hijackers were said to be carrying small weapons - pistols or revolvers, although they showed some packets which they claimed were high intensity explosives. The interrogations revealed that the Baloch hijackers were opposed to any nuclear test in their native Balochistan province following the recent Indian nuclear nuclear testing. It was later revealed that hijackers had demanded refueling to proceed to New Delhi and a categorical assurance that no nuclear explosion would be carried out in Balochistan province.. During the siege, the Colonel Commandant of V Corps, Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, and IG Police were present at the airport.
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