P106 CEEFAX 106  Sat 16 Apr  17:27/46
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 Turkey has thanked the Greek government
 for securing the release of the 114    
 pasjngjrs and crew of a Turkish plane  
 hijacked to Athens.                    
                                        
 A warmly-worded message of thanks was  
 sent to the Greek Foreign Minister, Mr 
 Ioannis Charalambopolos, by his Turkish
 counterpart, Mr Iltet Turkman.         
                                        
 It was in marked contrast to the usual 
 chilly state of relations between the  
 two countries.                         
                                        
 The hijackjt, 25-year-old Mahmoud      
 Kalkan, was overpowered when Greek     
 police stormed the Turkish Airlines    
 Boeing 727 last night.