| So far from my mind were hijackings and terrorists with knives that I did not think anything of it. |
| According to police crime statistics released in September there were 13,793 car hijackings in South Africa in the previous year. |
| The dead man was a known criminal with more than 40 previous convictions, including armed robbery and car hijackings. |
| I predict that when the next in this spate of hijackings occurs the gunmen will reckon they have little to lose by fighting to the death. |
| Lucas added that airlines should move to calm passengers' fears of terrorist hijackings or attacks on aircraft. |
| Fearing a repeat of the terrorist hijackings, the American airline industry was on high alert. |
